In-house instead of out-house reforms
Pakistan has received the most International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes (23 to date) than any other country in the world, not including the imminent approval of the 7 billion-dollar Extended…
Gulf states must not allow useof airspace against Iran
Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be “unacceptable” if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and warned that any such move would draw…
Pakistan’s population boom: shaping a future powerhouse
The world is on the cusp of experiencing momentous demographic shifts, with Pakistan poised to play a pivotal role in this transformation. Pakistan is expected to rise from the fifth…
Brent oil traders use little known rule to reroute US cargoes
Big energy merchants trading oil cargoes that form the basis of the Brent benchmark have used an obscure clause to reroute US shipments from Europe, in a practice that raises…
Abused at work
CHILDREN are a country’s most precious investment. But in Pakistan, poor children don’t fall in this category. Even after 75 years of existence, we as a nation have not given…
Cause for legit outrage
“WHEN I was brought into prison, a jail official told me not to worry because I’d get bailed out in 15 days. I shuddered at the prospect of having to…
Entrenched abuse
IN the shadow of Zainab Ansari’s tragic case in 2018, the 2020 conviction of Sohail Ayaz for child sexual abuse casts a spotlight on the epidemic of such crimes in…
Land-use policy
THE media is full of real estate ads offering plots of land, condominiums, apartments, one-unit houses, holiday homes, farmhouses, commercial spaces, etc, in many locations in the country. The use…
Decolonising the museum
IT is sad that a visit to many of the most famous museums in the world feels like a visit to the treasure trove of a global looter. When one…
Misuse of legal process
AT the time of partition, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan rose in revolt against the Dogra rulers, and with the support of the Gilgit Scouts, fought the regular army of the…
