Tragedies on the high seas
It was in June just last year that 209 Pakistanis and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir drowned off the Greek coast in the Mediterranean trying to cross over illegally in search…
Safety standards
The financial woes under which PIA labours are a decades-old and a well-known headache for the state. But a letter published in these pages a week ago speaks volumes for…
Justice for Pakistan?
As Pakistan’s coalition government locks horns with former prime minister Imran Khan to force the latter to step back from his coming protest march, real-life issues across the country remain…
Insensitive crash coverage
Even in the best of times our television news coverage leaves a lot to be desired with agenda-driven hysterics and histrionics often dominating the screens. If, heaven forbid a tragedy…
PIA-Palpa standoff has finally ended
There was a continuing impasse in the negotiations between the PIA management and the Palpa office-bearers but they seemed to be going round and round in circles and were not…
Reckless leadership
The crashing of a passenger aircraft carrying hundreds of human beings is a tragedy that impacts the lives of thousands of the victims' survivors. Malaysian Airlines' flight MH17 tragedy was…
Requiem for a zero
This country has suffered many blows, faced many tragedies, bravely withstood natural calamities but the cruel and needless death of its revered son, Hakeemullah Mehsud has rent the people asunder…
