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Two candidates, two foreign policies

The United States of America is in a tight presidential election. And tight elections are usually hard to predict. Yet one outcome is evident. Whoever wins, the country will remain…

Media giants’ tattered credibility

THE credibility of global media organisations such as the BBC, CNN, SkyNews and even progressive newspapers such as the UK’s Guardian appears to be in tatters as their editorial policies…

South Asia media landscape

The storm in India over a carefully researched and crafted BBC documentary had barely begun to die down when the international broadcaster’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai were raided by ‘tax authorities’.…

Merger and a manacled media

FIVE years after the merger of former Fata with KP, the threats to freedom of expression, journalists and journalism, which were prevalent during the ‘war on terror’ years, persist. Ongoing…

Modi and the media

For someone who never held a single press conference in his two terms in prime ministerial office and did not present himself for an interview with any bona fide journalist,…

Social media blackouts

Pakistan has long touted its ambitions to improve its citizens’ quality of life and economic well-being through digital transformation. This includes initiatives such as Digital Pakistan, or the more recent…

Immediate ceasefire

In late October while his military bombed the people of Gaza around the clock in response to the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre of Israelis, Benjamin Netanyahu told the world…

Misguided fiscal policies

Earlier this year, bowing to the demands of the IMF, Pakistan raised its interest rates by a whopping 300 basis points to 20 per cent, the highest in Asia. This…

Beyond neoliberal policies

As recent events have shown, it seems that those who were behind the incident of May 9 will not be spared, and the authorities seem to have taken stringent actions…