Hands off our public holiday, cry angry Danes
The Danish government’s plan to abolish a public holiday to help fund the defence budget amid the war in Ukraine is putting Denmark’s cherished welfare model at risk, the country’s…
Religious tolerance
The Sultanate of Oman celebrated its 51st National Day on November 18. This date marks the country’s independence from Portuguese imperialism in 1650. This holiday is the beginning of a…
American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday of every November. Many people travel on this holiday to spend time with family. Consequently, most employers also…
Tight scrutiny
Spring break. It’s a vacation I am getting used to now that I have school-age children. I figure I’ve got 10 good years before my older daughter will start college…
The way forward for economy
Pakistan has taken 14 International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout packages since 1980 - some were completed (including the Extended Fund Facility 2013-16 though it left the country worse off than…
Electoral patriarchy
In the 2013 general election, the three main parties (PML-N, PTI, PPP) fielded a combined total of 112 candidates for Lahore’s 38 national and provincial assembly seats. Only five out…
An occasion to reflect
Pakistan came into being in 1947 as the first ideological state founded on the basis of religion (followed closely by Israel). Separated by 1000 miles of an implacable foe's territory,…
Emissions Set To Soar As Love Of Steak Takes Off In Asia
Climate change is the last thing on Maya Puspita Sari's mind as she tucks into a steak and splurges on ice cream, products that were once a luxury but are…
Patriotism revisited
It is a little late to get sentimental about Independence Day in a newspaper article two days after the fact, but patriotism is certainly something we can talk about all…
Lethal numbers
PALESTINIAN groups and the LTTE attracted global attention when they adopted suicide bombing (SB) as an effective weapon of warfare but the 9/11 suicide attacks changed the dynamics of terrorism.…
