Inquiry reports
In many a postcolonial country, leaders have adopted institutions inherited from the British while also denuding them of their soul and spirit — among them, inquiries into cases of gross…
Suppressed reports
Governments set up inquiries to allay public disquiet; whether over a financial scandal, a case of ministerial corruption or a military disaster. But, with the proverbial shortness of public memory,…
FIA probes medical colleges’ registration issue
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has confirmed a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) probe into corruption charges against some of its officials over alleged malpractices and irregularities in the…
Economic management
Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to blame those operating in the private sector for high inflation through engagement in illegal activities - profiteering, smuggling and colluding - a charge that…
Trade obstacles
A JAN 24, 1978, story from an Indian publication talks about a proposal, conveyed to Pakistan by India’s then external affairs minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, to “extend Pakistan transit facilities…
Food for thought
IT is worth noting that this is the second food price spiral that this government has presided over. Last year when the same thing happened the government ordered an inquiry,…
After Bahawalpur
The year 2017 will go down in history for bringing a dark, depressingly blood-drenched Eidul Fitr for Pakistan. It is inconceivable for a nation to “celebrate” Eid when around 500…
Arrest as punishment
Anyone living in Pakistan during the peak of suo motus would be convinced that former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and ex-DG Haj Rao Shakil were such depraved souls…
Quetta, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Pakistan's population has probably crossed 200 million as we enter 2017. This year the country will complete 70 years of existence. By the time it reaches 100 years its population…
Safety standards
The financial woes under which PIA labours are a decades-old and a well-known headache for the state. But a letter published in these pages a week ago speaks volumes for…
