Boston’s daylong fright ends in jubilation
The day started with an ominous warning by city officials to "shelter in place." Public transport was closed down, long-distance buses and trains were barred from entering the city. Dzhokhar…
Boston bombs: No 100 percent safety in sport
The Boston Marathon bombs are a gruesome reminder that there will never be 100 per cent safety and security for fans, officials and participants at sports events. From the Munich…
Murder of justice in Boston
On April 12, 2012 Tarek Mehanna, a US citizen and graduate from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, became the most recent victim of state terrorism in the…
Neo-colonialism and global agencies
In the context of the post-colonial world, numerous developing countries have operated under the assumption that the era of foreign domination has concluded. However, the advent of globalisation and the…
The face of reform
The year is 2018 and the month is October. Lahore is getting chillier, bracing up for yet another Smog season. I’m getting cold feet entering the giant gates of the…
Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston. So power company officials were alarmed…
Strong stock and bond markets at odds over global growth
It looks like something has to give in global markets. Stocks and bonds around the world have rallied atypically together since the start of the year, rewarding investors both bullish…
Pardon the poultry
SURPRISINGLY, while we have cherry-picked parts of globalisation like Black Friday sales and Valentine’s Day celebrations, we have yet to get on to the Thanksgiving bandwagon. Before anyone accuses us…
European banks’ record takings fuel M&A talk as pressures on industry persist
For years, pressure on European banks and asset managers to bulk up to better compete with US rivals has been mounting. This year may mark a turning point as more…
Finding inspiration
IN a country where the young have hardly anything to look forward to, where ministers and advisers on youth affairs are not really in their ‘youth’, and where the state…
