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Punching bags

THE last order Imran Khan signed as prime minister of Pakistan was to transfer his principal secretary Azam Khan to the Establishment Division — as per sources on his specific…

Britons feel the pinch as cost-of-living crisis bites

Standing outside a north London supermarket clutching two shopping bags, Gerald Pursey bemoans Britain’s burgeoning cost-of-living crisis which is impacting everything from the weekly shop to his energy bills. “It’s…

Winning edge

WIN the crowd and you shall win the fight; this was the advice that would be dispensed to the gladiators as they prepared for their fights in Rome’s Colosseum. The…

A tale of two islands

The details of the two-island (Bundal and Buddo) controversy have been discussed in the national media so exhaustively over the last one week that one can, without having to build…

Cyber terrorism by India

Warnings. Threats. Deaths. Murders. Terror. For daring to speak against religion? Almost 9 out of 10 people would say, of course this is Taliban or ISIS or Hezbollah. No this…

Operating in the shadows: US Cyber Command

If the Pentagon’s Cyber Command launches an online attack and nobody knows about it, does it deter anyone? Many Americans are asking what the country’s army of cyber warriors are…

In today’s mirror

We have just lived through another sixteenth of December. It is a date that unsettles us in our minds and our hearts. But we have learnt to not be bothered…

Mountain miseries

International Mountain Day is celebrated annually on December 11 to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life and to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development. The…