Partly Facetious: Difference between Mushahid and Fahim
"Amin Fahim reminds me of Mushahid Hussain." "That is so unfair. Amin Fahim has a whole set of hair..." "Whole?" "Well, more than Mushahid does anyway." "Genetics, I say." "No…
Economic growth
THERE are indeed signs that the economy is stabilising. The PSX share index has, for the first time, crossed 100,000 points. The rupee-dollar exchange rate has remained stable over the…
Thriving South Asia a pipe dream?
SOME two weeks back, the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), a 23-member inter-governmental organisation, held its annual meeting in Colombo. Pakistan has been intentionally kept out of this forum despite…
Sindh revisited
KARACHI lost its primacy in August 1967, when the capital of our country was shifted from there to Islamabad — our own Brasilia. Ever since its earliest identification in 1646…
Election karma
A few days ago, an interesting interview of senior politician Mushahid Hussain Sayed was aired on a private TV channel. Keeping a close eye on international politics and current affairs,…
Academia from Iran, Pakistan urged to collaborate in multiple domains
The two-day international conference on ‘Iran-Pakistan Academic-Cultural Dialogue’ concluded on Wednesday with a commitment from heads of academia from both sides to collaborate across multiple domains, leveraging academic and cultural…
The strongest of ties
The Communist Party of China deserves credit for not only changing its approach according to the needs and demands of the changing times, but also aligning the thinking of its…
Skardu tourism
It is well said that mountain tourism changes a person’s life. Once you go for a trip to the mountainous valleys, you are not the same. You end up feeling…
Parliamentary panel wants expert opinion on psychological council bill
The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services (NHS) on Thursday asked a group of psychologists and psychiatrists to peruse the Pakistan Psychological Council Bill 2021 and come up with…
Remove the misconceptions on CPEC
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been a subject of controversy and misgivings since its inception, notwithstanding the fact that it offers tremendous and equal business and strategic opportunities…
