Per ways the Romans
The Punjab law enforcers’ long-drawn expedition on Zahoor Elahi Road in Lahore appears to have finally yielded them the treasure they were direly searching for. Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the prize…
Bajwa tales
The fierce ping pong of statements by the government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) continues without any signs of abating in favour of a civilised, democratic exchange. Of late,…
The tipping point
Pakistan is dangerously close to slipping into economic and, quite possibly, social and political chaos. The almost unprecedented anarchy we recently saw on the political scene and other fronts is…
Sugar under greater focus
While the poor and the vulnerable continue to grapple with the serious implications of the Coronavirus that has compromised their ability to feed their families prompting the government to disburse…
Pandora’s box
The Greek myth of Pandora’s box seems to have come true with a vengeance by the revelations gleaned by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists from a fresh set of…
The Pandora Papers
THE Pandora Papers have exposed the shadowy world of sleaze and ill-gotten wealth stashed away in offshore companies by the rich and powerful around the world. Among them are both current and…
Accountability’s hall of mirrors
What is happening in Pakistan would be political entertainment, if only it were not so portentous a threat to peace and social harmony. Put your ear to the ground and…
Subsidies and the rich
The recent report of the Federal Investigation Agency into the sugar and wheat crisis has created another embarrassment for the government besides flying in the face of Imran Khan’s tall…
Well done, PM
Credit should be given where credit’s due. Credit goes to PM Imran Khan for ordering a probe into the wheat and sugar price rise. Credit goes to Wajid Zia, who…
Politics and entitlement
The political dynasties of this country have a strange sense of entitlement which prompts them to believe that they and their relatives are born to rule. For them political workers…
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