Tragedy at sea
In another tragic incident of a boat sinking off near the coast of Libya, at least 16 Pakistani citizens have lost their lives while trying to illegally reach Europe by…
Days of rage
LAST week, Saudi-German psychiatrist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen drove his car into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. The market was crowded; Christmas break had just begun, giving people an opportunity…
The larger tragedy
TRAGICALLY, though not unexpectedly, there are more Pakistani bodies in the waters off Greece this month. They include a 13-year-old boy from Pasrur, who insisted on the dangerous trip, enticed…
Mirage of stability
PAKISTAN’S policymakers are celebrating the low inflation rate reported in November as evidence of a recovering economy. It is seen as a sign of stability alongside current account surpluses and…
Tragedies on the high seas
It was in June just last year that 209 Pakistanis and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir drowned off the Greek coast in the Mediterranean trying to cross over illegally in search…
Greek tragedy
AMONGST the biggest stories of 2023 was the stranding and eventual capsizing of a boat in the Mediterranean carrying hundreds of people trying to smuggle themselves into Greece. The fated…
In Peru, a gold mining battle rages over registry of ‘impunity’
Thousands of gold miners camped out in the centre of the Peruvian capital and blocked the main highway this week to protest government plans to regulate illegal mining that experts…
The mirage of safe water
The right to safe drinking water has been recognised as a universal human right. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also endorse this right through political commitment at country level…
Missteps and missed marks: macroeconomic stability is just a distant mirage
Despite ostensibly achieving some macroeconomic stability—as evidenced by falling inflation, a stable exchange rate, and an improved fiscal balance—the government is falling short on multiple fronts, failing to meet several…
Muffled outrage
THE recent alleged rape case and the events that followed on the campuses of the Punjab Group of Colleges (PBC) across the province underscore two critical issues in the country:…
