Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of World Cup
Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World…
Policy rate cut
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met for the third time in less than one month on 16 April 2020 and reduced the rate to 9 percent - from 13.25 percent…
Peace seems impossible on Afghanistan’s front lines
The dry and dusty village of Aziz Abad sits on the frontline of Afghanistan’s war and is currently under government control — but only just. Every night, 20-year-old paramilitary policeman…
CPEC — the engine of our growth
Fiftyone memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with an initial 46 billion dollar envisaged investment were signed in April 2015 during Chinese President Xi’s visit to Pakistan when Nawaz Sharif was the…
The language of war
Finally it comes down to this: Some people are expendable. In certain parts of the world – where we and our allies are waging war – the expendable people come…
The PTA’s obfuscation
X (formerly Twitter) is officially blocked in Pakistan and finally there is proof. On March 20, 2024, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in response to petitions challenging the restriction on…
May 9 and the cult of Imran Khan
On May 9, the militant cult-followers of a ‘political’ leader waged war against the state of Pakistan, violently attacking symbols of the state and dishonouring monuments put up in memory…
Empowering teachers
THE idea of learning is as old as time itself, yet we struggle each day to empower teachers to develop the competencies and skills required to transform teaching and learning.…
The case for reparations
The question of Reparations for the historical crime of slavery is not primarily about money. Rather it is about spiritual cleansing and healing. It is about recognizing the fact that…
No more, absolutely not
“Seriously”. The response of the anchor in utter disbelief tells the story. That one word “seriously” was loaded. It was an expression of “do you know what you are saying?”…
