‘Iterum puer nobis’
THE story goes that when PPP Senator Sherry Rehman’s Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment), 2021, bill was put up for voting in the Senate on a balmy July…
UK Tories’ tales of shame
THERE is no Utopia no matter where you are in the world and one can be sure that those who believe that ‘Western’ democracy is squeaky clean are one of…
Prioritising workplace safety
THE collapse of some iron girders of a flyover under construction at Bhara Kahu in Islamabad earlier this month exposes the poor safety measures at the workplace. This was the…
Summer of discontent
IT appears that we are approaching a season where no one is entirely satisfied. This is not an estimation of the inner turmoil within Pakistan — which nevertheless fits the…
Shock to the system
SHOCKED millions glued to their TV screens saw a three-hour Bollywood-type political thriller unfold before their eyes on the evening of April 9. An intense day-long struggle in the National…
Breaking the chain of corruption: Part – II
The late prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, largely eliminated corruption from Singapore and thereby transformed it from a third-world to a first-world country. The following are some Yew…
Terror rising
Terrorism has become a complicated problem worldwide, and in recent years, state-sponsored terrorism has become a major worry. Incidents like the 9/11 attacks have highlighted the frequency of activities carried…
A year of election
The year 2023 is coming to an end as yet another rough year for Pakistan’s democracy; 2024 appears to be no better either. We finally have a ‘set in stone’…
HEC finds tampered documents, grave irregularities in 235 Fuuast appointments
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has found gross irregularities in the appointment process of 235 faculty members of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (Fuuast) by its…
