Some European companies question US expansion amid tariff chaos
US President Donald Trump’s erratic approach to tariffs is causing some smaller European companies to question the benefits of expanding in the US market - a sign of how tough…
Intelligence Bureau report claims ‘organised corruption’ in PMDC
An Intelligence Bureau (IB) report claims that an “organised system of corruption” has been prevalent in the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), specifically highlighting the “fraudulent” establishment and recognition of…
Pahalgam, Panipat and denial
I was just a child when I first visited Kashmir on a summer holiday. It was a land so breathtakingly beautiful, so softly surreal, it felt as if I’d crossed…
Dreaming of sanity amidst hysteria
The Pahalgam attack in Occupied Kashmir has prompted war-mongers in the region to spring into action and incite war hysteria. Anti-Pakistan sentiments are running high in several parts of India,…
A farewell to sanity
When W B Yeats was asked to write a war poem during the First World War, this was his response, of course in verse: “I think it better that in…
Studying humanities
TRADITIONALLY, developed societies have solved their problems and progressed through a partnership between universities and industry, through research and thought leadership emerging from universities, and through professional training provided at…
Magical powers of manifestation
Think and get. Visualize and succeed. Dream and deliver. These and many others are the mantras that are crux of many podcasts with successful people. Many young people love this…
Cricket mania
Many consider cricket less of a sport and more of an event that wastes public time and interferes with everyday life. Commuters face a rough time. Traffic remains jammed for…
Justice or manipulation?
Most enlightened people in Pakistan know Chief Justice Muhammad Munir for his controversial decision in The State v Dosso which paved the way for martial laws, but few realise that…
Record 1,061 Pakistani doctors secure US residencies
In a historic achievement for Pakistan's medical community, 1,061 Pakistani doctors have secured residency positions in the United States—marking the highest number of placements ever achieved in a single year.…
