The Sindh government has ordered strict action against public service vehicles operating without valid route permits and fitness certificates across the province. In a statement, Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, said that a formal letter has been issued to the Deputy Commissioners and Chairmen of […]
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The Cage Without Locks
There is a photograph on my phone that I have never been able to delete. In it, my mother is standing in the kitchen, her dupatta slightly askew, her hands dusted with flour. She is not looking at the camera. She is looking at something just outside the frame, something I could never quite see, […]
Austerity Without Reform
In the face of a worsening energy crisis, Pakistan’s leadership has unveiled a familiar menu of austerity measures (a four-day workweek, temporary school closures, rotational work-from-home arrangements, a 50pc cut in fuel allowances for departments, and a reduction in official vehicles on the road). These steps may sound decisive, but they do little to address […]
Ports Without Power
When global shipping sneezes, trade-dependent economies catch a cold, pandemic aftershocks have given way to conflict-driven detours via the Cape of Good Hope, adding days to voyages, reconfiguring services, and pushing up operating costs. In such turbulence, ports that deliver predictability-fast vessel turns, clean documentation, reliable hinterland-win disproportionate volumes. Pakistan sits on premium sea lanes, […]