A mafia land
When I was much younger in life, I had umpteen opportunities to have left this country, but I resisted the temptation with pride. The opportunities kept coming during later years,…
Attempting to demystify mafia
I only write this article because the most overused term on the media of Pakistan is the word ‘Mafia’. Sheikh Rashid, the Nostradamus of Pakistan, starts and ends his interviews…
Ant Group fiasco reflects battle for China’s financial soul
China’s last-minute abandonment of Ant Group’s record-breaking IPO stems from an intensifying battle for the soul of the nation’s financial system that the fintech giant and its charismatic leader Jack…
Unmasking the ‘Mafias’
Lately the so-called ‘Mafias’ are being increasingly blamed for almost all the ills that the national economy is currently suffering from. They are being particularly accused of hoarding, black marketing…
Is superboss Riina’s death the end of the Sicilian Mafia?
With Mafia king Toto Riina's death, and heir Matteo Messina Denaro on the run, is it game over for Sicily's once all-powerful Cosa Nostra? "Boss of bosses" Riina, who was…
Afghan fiasco sends Biden’s political fortunes reeling
President Joe Biden was expected to break his silence “soon” on the US fiasco in Afghanistan, an advisor said Monday, as a lightning Taliban victory sent the Democrat’s domestic political…
CIA’s turn to admit to its fiasco
AS far as the Afghan Taliban’s fanaticism is concerned, together with their overwhelming military superiority with their winning guerrilla tactics, there ought to be no surprises at the brigands’ return…
FIA and accountability
Since the enactment of PECA, numerous cases have been lodged under it and there has been a mixed response of courts while treating cases involving cybercrimes. Though the courts generally…
Is the HEC fiasco fixable?
Today (Tuesday, June 8), the honourable chief justice of the Islamabad High Court will listen to arguments for and against the legality of the government’s recent alterations to the character…
The Fiasco at the HEC
One of the most commendable decisions Prime Minister Imran Khan made upon taking office was to eschew haste in trying to reverse everything his predecessors had done. Among the beneficiaries…
