Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may not look like a model democrat, but foreign and local businessmen believe he can deliver stability to open up investment opportunities…
On March 24, the IMF executive board released a statement on the state of the economy on the completion of the second review of the government’s policy performance supported by…
The Lord gave us some of the world’s most fascinating rivers, the tallest mountains, and a broad expanse of the bountiful sea. What the Lord did not give us, for…
Water is life. As water disappears, so does life. The present crisis in Thar could not have portrayed this tragic relationship more poignantly. Pakistan is not heading towards, but already…
Let’s not get too worked up about the Taliban talks’ tamasha. Nothing will come of it, take a poor sinner’s word on this. This drama can only succeed if General…
On Thursday this week past Reuters published a story which reported an ongoing investigation after whistleblowers accused senior stock market staff of benefiting for years if not decades through unauthorised…
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds” – Emerson. Some time ago, when the weather was still a bit hot, I was bemoaning some of the things gifted to us…
Nelson Mandela, who breathed his last on December 5, was an inspirational leader and truly an iconic figure of the 20th century. His eventful life is marked by many achievements.…
November 3, 2007, the emergency measure proclaimed on that date, was an act more of necessity than anything else. Gen Musharraf was not gathering power unto himself, the normal rationale…
With Tassaduq Hussain Jillani’s elevation to chief justice of Pakistan, the country has completed a third transition this year. A historic political transition saw power transferred from one elected government…
