Working Journalist (Conditions of Service) Ordinance 1960 was promulgated by the Federal Government published in the Gazette of Pakistan on 24-05-1960. Based on this Ordinance, Working Journalist (Wage Board) Rules…
CLOSE to the end of the Israel-Iran war, and right after he had Iran’s Fordow enrichment centre bombed, the US president indulged in some unusual criticism of Israel. Granted, a…
Bhurgri (also spelled Bhurgari) is essentially a Baloch tribe that settled in Sindh a couple of centuries ago. Today, the community reflects a Baloch-Sindhi identity, with most members speaking Sindhi.…
In a tragic twist of history, the Jewish people, once liberated from Babylonian captivity by a Persian king, now find themselves locked in a destructive confrontation with the heirs of…
“Policies are developed so that we don’t become hostage of events.” — Anonymous PAKISTAN’s first and comprehensive National Security Policy has assumed marked importance in the wake of skirmishes between India and…
The world is changing fast – Trump is isolating the US from its former allies, withdrawing from multilateral agreements and moving the country onto a path of isolationism and deregulation.…
AMONG political leaders in the 21st century, it would be hard to conjure up a greater contrast than the one bet-ween the grift-addicted Donald Trump and the man described as…
As a student, I was fascinated by Allan Quatermain, the adventurous hero of ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ (1885) by Sir H Rider Haggard, which brought the legendary Biblical mines to life.…
Successive governments in Pakistan have begun their respective tenures with lofty policies aimed at good governance, poverty eradication, universal literacy and the provision of healthcare and other basic services. Any…
IN March this year, the Competition Commission of Pakistan issued an emphatic statement that it would take ‘strict action’ against ‘cartelisation’ in the sugar industry. This was neither unusual, nor the first…
