Bringing them home
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Pakistan is a crucial opportunity to address an important humanitarian and diplomatic issue — the signing of a long-awaited prisoner transfer agreement. A…
One earth, one breath
When smog rolls across the Subcontinent, it makes no distinction between Lahore and Delhi, friend or foe. This toxic haze defies borders and geopolitical tensions, drifting freely from one city…
The shadow library
This year served as a reminder for avid book readers about the changing landscape of information accessibility in the digital era. The Internet Archive faced a major setback recently as…
Euro’s bruising leaves global investors on edge
As the euro heads for its worst month since early 2022, analysts warn that a wild ride in the currency could be the next source of global market volatility after…
Regional banks brace for tougher capital rules, get relief from Fed cuts
US regional banks preparing for higher capital requirements will get some relief from the Federal Reserve’s jumbo rate cut. As lenders gear up to report third-quarter earnings this month, monetary…
Bracing for Trump tariffs, China’s Xi makes diplomatic push at global summits
In his first global meetings since Donald Trump was reelected to lead the US, Chinese President Xi Jinping went on a diplomatic offensive, hedging against expected new tariffs and preparing…
Unable to breathe
The quality of air in Lahore and across many other parts of central Punjab is so bad that breathing in the outdoors feels like it’s worse than smoking two packs…
Bracing for Trump 2.0
THE world was already bracing for Donald Trump’s return to power. And it is a stunning comeback. His clean sweep in the election, winning the White House, Senate and most likely…
Broken promises
IT has now been more than five years since the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were merged into KP. The reason the five-year mark is significant is because the government’s plans used…
Iran braces for Trump victory, fearing more Israeli strikes, Western sanctions
Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent US presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls…
