SBA won’t cut it
Fine, it was the single biggest one-day jump in the stock market in 15 years. But is it really that unbelievable, even unusual, for the benchmark index and local currency…
After the SBA
The recent standby agreement (SBA) with the IMF has created a wave of optimism among businesses and markets in Pakistan. The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a remarkable milestone as the…
Disbanding NAB
Corruption in the public and private sectors has caused great damage by undermining the socio-political and economic fabric of society. History bears testimony to the fact that societies riddled with…
Warning shot from nature
There were heavy hailstorms lashing out at Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last Wednesday. These were no ordinary hailstorms but perhaps the severest of their kind in recent history…
Silencing the war drums, amplifying her voice
On May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory strike on Pakistan to ‘avenge’ the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed more than 30 civilians. Touted by the Indian government…
Where war ends, grief begins
Who won the war? Who had the better press conference? Who did better PR? The diversity of the Indian press briefing or the heartthrob appeal of Aurangzeb? In all this…
A notable decision
RECENTLY, I wrote about a landmark case decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan: a woman named Zahida Parveen had appealed a lower court decision which held that benefits accrued…
The Musk factor
For over two centuries, the American constitution has served as the sacred blueprint of American democracy, guarding against tyranny, both foreign and domestic. Originally, the constitution was the antidote to…
A question of gender
IT has been nearly a month since Mahrang Baloch was arrested. This previous weekend, the PTI’s Aliya Hamza was also arrested and taken to Adiala Jail. The two women were arrested in different parts…
