Pakistan’s recognition of the Taliban
For too long have the people of Afghanistan walked through the dreadful valley of despair. Tuesday’s attack by the Taliban near the presidential palace in Kabul portends an escalation of…
For too long have the people of Afghanistan walked through the dreadful valley of despair. Tuesday’s attack by the Taliban near the presidential palace in Kabul portends an escalation of…
Events of the past few days have magnified the frustration and resigned discontent that grips Pakistan. People worry the fragile and unsafe superstructure of the state is falling apart. As…
Nowhere does numerology have greater importance in shaping people's lives than in south-east Asia, where large sums are paid to buy items containing numbers considered lucky. The practice is particularly…
By just tinkering with tax rates here and there and imposing or enhancing regressive taxes - fixing revenue collection target at Rs 2598 billion for fiscal year 2013-14 - the…
Initial developmental efforts are generally marked by inflationary tendencies in an economy. Inflation, if uncontrolled, may thwart all development plans and bring misery to the poor. A reasonable degree of…
Initial developmental efforts are generally marked by inflationary tendencies in an economy. Inflation, if uncontrolled, may thwart all development plans and bring misery to the poor. A reasonable degree of…
Of all political journeys Pakistan has witnessed, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif`s must ranlc among the most remarkable. Sharif was 29 when his family-owned industrial empire, nationalised by ousted leader Z.A.…
The violent extremists fighting this state, say many, have nothing to do with America's war in Afghanistan. Yet last Wednesday's US drone strike in North Waziristan that killed six people…
OVER the last five years, if I had a dollar each time somebody complained about democracy, I might not have become rich, but would at least have been able to…
OF all political journeys Pakistan has witnessed, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif`s must ranlc among the most remarkable. Sharif was 29 when his family-owned industrial empire, nationalised by ousted leader Z.A.…