Climate takes backseat in Italy vote despite extreme events
From parched rivers to a glacier collapse and this week’s deadly storms, Italy has suffered numerous climate events this year — but many politicians pay the subject little more than…
Questionable role of KSE chairman
The Board of Directors of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has recently approved the product of "Margin Trading System" (MTS) and sent it to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)…
A century of bookselling
Not many readers would have visited Juna Market, the commercial hub of Karachi where hardware and spices compete with halwa puri to find buyers. In the ocean of commodities catering…
The split over nominated chairman of KSE
The SECP has expressed its concern over the reports, appearing in print and electronic media that members of KSE are campaigning against a non-member director as chairman of KSE and…
Who is winning the war?
WE are celebrating our victory. And with good reason. Our mature and befitting response to the unprovoked aggression on non-military targets by India has made us proud. India too is…
Pakistan’s real victory is resilience
You’d think by now South Asia would’ve learned its lesson: don’t believe everything your TV anchor shouts at you—especially when said anchor seems more excited about a war movie than…
Trump officials push immigrant gang message, but sometimes don’t back it up in court
As US President Donald Trump’s administration cracks down on immigration, its officials have repeatedly publicly identified detainees as gang leaders or even terrorists, without attempting to back those inflammatory claims…
On the path of stabilization
Pakistan’s economy, long buffeted by structural flaws, cyclical shocks and political instability, is presently showing signs of cautious revival following a period of extraordinary difficulty. The currency has regained marginal…
Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election, after Trump interest
In a tiny workshop in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, goldsmith Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann polishes metals and stones mined and gathered on the vast mineral-rich island. The jewellery she crafts is adorned…
Security demands cast new shadow on Europe’s finances
Europe’s leaders have long known the region is living beyond the means of its ageing, stagnant economy. The question is whether the ructions created by Donald Trump’s second White House…
