‘Reforms designed by six men ignore women’s issues’ on November 3, 2017Lahore: A reforms package has been prepared for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) by a committee comprising six men. And this all-male committee did not even consult women activists from the region before drafting proposals that will have a far-reaching impact in years to come, complain women members of the FATA Youth Jirga. Speaking […]
Twitterati shocked at end of PIA flights to US on October 31, 2017Lahore: Social media users including leaders of opposition parties took to the Twitter on Monday to express their shock at Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) decision to end flights to New York. PPP MNA Nafisa Shah? said, “Sad day 4Pk as #PIA’s most prized route 2NewYork is suspended. What #PMLN has done 2national airline is unforgivable”. […]
Crushing dissent to hide inadequacies on October 30, 2017National security is a card that has long been used in Pakistan by the powers-that-be to crush criticism of the state’s policies. And we are made to believe that whatever the deep-state does is in the national interest. Journalists and activists who beg to differ are declared anti-state, western agents and draconian laws are used […]
‘ANP has staged a comeback in KP politics’ on October 28, 2017Lahore: The Awami National Party’s (ANP) performance in the recently held by-poll in NA-4 shows that it has staged a comeback in Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa’s electoral politics, analysts say. In 2013, ANP leaders had termed Taliban attacks as a reason for the party’s inability to run election campaign. The party has secured 18.9 percent of the votes […]
Multilateral efforts key to solving urbanisation challenges: French expert on October 23, 2017LAHORE: “The lack of urban planning is a problem faced by almost all countries in the world. Pakistan is no exception,” says French development expert Pierre-Arnaud Barthel. In an exclusive conversation with Daily Times during his visit for the Heritage Now festival, he said abrupt and unplanned increase in population was responsible for poor governance […]
Nawaz’s legal team mishandled Panama case: Soofi on October 21, 2017Lahore: Lawyer Ahmer Bilal Soofi feels the Panama Leaks case was not handled well at the trial stage by the Sharif family’s legal team. Speaking exclusively to Daily Times, he said that the team not only failed to provide defence but also lacked a strategy to handle the issue in its entirety. “This lack of […]
On online misogyny, Pakistani govt and global social media powerhouses both fail women on October 18, 2017Women risk rebuke for speaking out against patriarchal oppression they suffer in families, workplaces and in the public sphere. Panellists at a talk on Monday stressed that the cyberspace is no different. They said that women journalists and activists who use social media get way more hate compared to their male counterparts and were often […]
Electronic media criticised for ignoring FATA sit-in on October 11, 2017 Lahore: A sit-in staged in the federal capital seeking action on Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) merger with Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa ended on Monday after representatives of the demonstrators met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Many protesters remained unsatisfied with the assurances, highlighting the need for immediate action. The protesters who were demanding abolition of the […]
What will it take to put the house in order? on October 6, 2017Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif’s statement reminding the US that it once supported terror groups which it now considers enemies earned him a lot of praise. But the other part of his statement where he spoke about ‘putting our own house in order’ generated criticism especially from elements who often have a problem with how Pakistan’s […]
What will it take to put the house in order? on October 4, 2017Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif’s statement reminding the US that it once supported terror groups which it now considers enemies earned him a lot of praise. On the contrary, the other part of his statement where he spoke about ‘putting our own house in order’ generated criticism especially from elements who often have a problem with […]