Aviation challenge
BY dropping a bombshell on the floor of the National Assembly last week, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan opened...
Editorial
Kashmir’s children
THE list of atrocities carried out by Indian forces in India-held Kashmir seems to be getting longer, while it...
Freedom for Iqbal
THERE are far too many harrowing stories of people languishing in jail for decades in this country before being...
ATC cases
AT long last, the legal system is moving towards a more pragmatic approach where the functioning of the...
Lack of restraint
PM must be aware that the opposition is hardly in a position to oust him.
Harsh sentence
IRAN’S appalling decision to execute journalist Ruhollah Zam once again brings into focus states that curb freedom...
More testing needed
Reports that new coronavirus cases are decreasing across the country are indeed welcome, but this latest trend must...
Petrol blame game
FEARS that the petrol crisis could trigger a damaging blame game within the government are now coming true. The...
Palestine land grab
IF all goes according to plan, Israel will initiate the latest phase of its colonial land grab of Palestinian...
PSX attack
The symbolism of the target cannot be missed.
Affordable housing
THE World Bank will support the Punjab government develop a housing policy to improve access to affordable housing...
Human trafficking
PAKISTAN has been downgraded from ‘Tier 2’ to ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ in the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report...
‘Dubious licences’
PAKISTAN’S commercial aviation industry is embroiled in a scandal unprecedented in scope. Indeed, the affair of ...
NFC appointment
IT was obvious to everyone that the presidential order appointing the prime minister’s adviser on finance as a...
Long hot summer
AT the height of the blazing Karachi summer, a grim annual ritual is playing out in the bustling metropolis. As the...
Costly oximeters
AS knowledge of Covid-19 grows, our understanding of the infection’s symptoms and the tools to measure these with...
Petrol’s slippery slope
AFTER a month of wrangling, the aggravated shortage of petrol at pumps around the country is finally set to be...
Intolerance inside
IN a landmark resolution, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved funds for the construction of a Hindu temple in...
Slip of the tongue?
POLITICIANS are known to make embarrassing statements, and then row back by saying they were misquoted.
Interest rate surprise
THE State Bank has done it again. For the third time, it has held an unscheduled meeting of the Monetary Policy...