Is the economy out of deep waters? on August 30, 2019The beginning of the fiscal year 2019 witnessed a massive drop in the current account deficit. From 2.13 billion dollars in July 2018 it dropped to 579 million dollars in July 2019, shrinking by 73 percent. But much of the decline has come as a result of certain situations rather than the government policies that […]
Hypocrisy at its best on August 19, 2019A few days ago, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra came under fire for her insensitive response to a rather genuine question. In an event held in Los Angeles, a Pakistani woman, Ayesha Malik, questioned Priyanaka about a tweet she posted when Indian aircrafts entered Pakistan’s territory, which led to even higher tensions between the two nuclear […]
Lending our voice to the voiceless on July 29, 2019It was a cold January morning. I was walking towards the campus fondly looking at the two cats crossing the road inside the university premises. In the blink of an eye, a fast-approaching car hit one of the cats; slowed down for a moment and then resumed onwards. I stood shocked watching the blood spluttering […]
The economic doom of Naya Pakistan on July 22, 2019Imran khan, the man behind big promises delivered in his firmly determined voice, won the hearts of millions of Pakistanis with his resolve to build the “NAYA PAKISTAN”. Coupled with his vows to stand beside his ‘ghareeb awam’ and return their rights, denied them by corrupt politicians, earned him loud cheers when he assumed power […]