Cancelled EU-US talks complicate trade ambitions
Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-US talks, negotiations to create the world's largest free-trade deal were getting into difficulty territory. France won a concession to leave…
Gender and diversity in financial services
There is a raging debate in western corporate circles regarding the percentage of women in leadership positions including corporate boards, parliaments, multilateral and educational institutions. With the arena of the…
Rupee erosion and who benefits
The pace of the rupee erosion left Pakistanis bewildered with the vast majority of analysts terming it against national interest as well as against the interest of the common man…
Europe scrambles for response to Lampedusa tragedy
If there is one thing everybody in Europe agrees on after the deaths of around 200 migrants off the Italian coast last week, it is that something needs to be…
Spotlight: On screen manners and graphic crime depiction are major challenges! Our vibrant TV: Part 2 (Like it or not Part 3 follows!)
When a programme started by a channel becomes popular in terms of viewership it is understandable that other channels would want to follow suit with similar programmes. FOLLOW THE LEADER…
Flawed decisions
On October 4, complying with the commitments made to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF), the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCP) approved the privatisation of…
France’s National Front: far-right or just right-wing?
With six months to go until local elections, in which Marine Le Pen is aiming to create an upset, the leader of France's National Front (FN) has launched the next…
Obama’s absence hands floor to China at Asian summits
As US President Barrack Obama cancelled a planned trip to South-east Asia on Friday, China announced visits by Premier Li Keqiang to Thailand, Vietnam and three summits of regional leaders…
Abuse of natural resources
Make no mistake Balochistan is my favourite province though I belong to Punjab. It always is difficult to accept what policy makers are doing in that area. It was after…
Hamas in crisis as Egypt cracks down on tunnels
Hamas is feeling the squeeze of an Egyptian army crackdown on border tunnels that once served as a financial lifeline for the Palestinian Islamist group ruling the Gaza Strip. The…
