For some British firms, red tape spreads from London, not Brussels
Troy Barratt, a small business owner in this south-eastern English town, has a list of labour, energy and safety regulations that add to the costs of his precision metal fabrication…
An EU agenda: keeping British in, Russians out, Germans down
The first secretary-general of Nato, Lord Ismay, once said the Western defence alliance was created "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down". The task facing…
Why English again?
Since 1999, when Unesco first declared Feb 21 International Mother Language Day, this issue has received much attention throughout the world. In Pakistan, where the language issue has always had…
The story of Kashmir
Heading the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir diplomacy is often a quiet art – but sometimes, it becomes a roar, a clarion call that cuts through decades of silence and injustice.…
Pakistan’s FATF story
ALTHOUGH the chances of Pakistan being placed on the FATF grey list during the latest plenary meeting held in Strasbourg, France, were minimal, there was significant concern in Islamabad. The…
Musk projects his hard-right influence in Europe
He demanded new elections in Britain, promoted Germany’s far-right, blasted the European Commission — and that’s just the start. Elon Musk is pushing the hard right in Europe, where progressives…
Uraan Pakistan: if wishes were horses
The Uraan Pakistan seems more like a wish list than a practical roadmap, listing ambitious growth targets without detailing how to achieve them. This is not the first time such…
How does the 26th Amendment help?
There is one easy way to check the level of democracy in a country. The more a state suppresses dissent, the more insecure it is. There is another one: the…
26th Amendment and judicial balance
The British Empire spawned the three federations of Canada, Australia and India almost under similar laws enacted in 1867, 1901 and 1935 respectively. The Indian federation was partitioned in 1947…
Where’s Pakistan in the rankings?
The Times Higher Education (THE) released the highly anticipated World University Rankings on October 9, 2024, after evaluating approximately 2,857 universities from 115 countries. THE and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) are…
