Balochistan’s tipping point
Balochistan is not a fringe story. It is the litmus test for Pakistan’s democracy, justice and national cohesion. Sprawling across nearly half of the country’s landmass, rich in copper, gold,…
Investors hunt for tariff-proof trades as new trade reality hits
Investors are looking at ways to ward off economic pain now tariffs are here, seeking assets that can ride out a recession and higher inflation or companies that rely less…
A different reality
THIS past week, a television host on a Ramazan programme made a statement about his right to have multiple wives. He made it before millions of viewers and his wife who was…
Reviving real estate: balancing growth and regulation
Lately, there has been a surge of excitement in the real estate market, particularly in upscale urban areas. The initial wave of optimism stems from discussions about a potential real…
Realistically speaking, the economy has improved
Making comments on financial issues without any expertise in the subject matter or without receiving concurrence from the experts has become a widely adopted approach. Recently, I saw numerous remarks…
New realities
THE state or powerful institutions or people within the state using the law to target individuals and social media to undermine, destabilise and delegitimise individuals, organisations and institutions they think…
Explosive revelations — really?
WHAT is an explosive revelation? In Pakistan, it is when we hear straight from the horse’s mouth something almost every Pakistani knows, such as the contemptuous disregard of the Constitution…
Multiple candidacies
THE by-elections held on Oct 16 were extraordinary for a number of reasons. First, the constituencies were arbitrarily picked for re-election by accepting the resignations of only 11 out of 123 PTI…
Who really needs ‘protocol’?
BACK in 2017, a civilian leader’s relations with his military’s top generals started to crumble. The US president had just returned from overseas with a bright idea: his country ought…
Season of political realignments
WHAT does the recent flurry of political activity signify? A new and more intense phase of political manoeuvring? Stepped up efforts by political parties to mobilise support to strengthen their…
