The mood of the moment
Pakistan’s mainstream political leadership appears edgy these days. All of a sudden many politicians seem to have had a revelation that a conspiracy is being hatched to derail the country’s…
PSEs: a reform agenda
Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways are Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) just like our national flag carrier - the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Apparently, the ownership structure of PIA and these…
Spotlight: ‘Popular take-over’ of the government in the offing?: Spanner in the works or saviour? Your choice!
Politics is in something of a commotion following Allama Tahirul Qadri's ultimatum, MQM's firm opposition to fresh delimitation of constituencies and to voter-lists correction, Sindh's unequivocal stand against Sindh Peoples…
The need of the hour
The disclosures about the latest negotiations between IMF and the ministry of finance suggested that, given the steady decline in Pakistan's exchange reserves, Pakistan had sought fresh credit facilities under…
Indians demand better for women as rape victim mourned
"I hope a change is going to come. I think something will happen," said Aswathy Senan, a young student in New Delhi as she stood with hundreds of protesters Saturday,…
Owning profit
Whose profits were they?....They arose from the sale of energy products, particularly gasoline, that the American Public had no practical choice but to purchase", extracts from the book, Private Empire…
Indonesian helps turns page for literacy with library
Kiswanti went to great lengths to get people to read in Indonesia, a nation addicted to social media but with a lackluster interest in books. For six years, as she…
Czechs and Slovaks still best friends 20 years after split
Czechoslovakia may have ceased to exist 20 years ago but Czechs and Slovaks continue to join forces in many areas - from military operations to the production of talent contests,…
Pakistan’s unmourned Bouazizi
It was a cold and clammy winter’s evening in Mexico City, but this did not seem to matter. It was a season of mirth and merriment, of mistletoe and chiming…
Outcome of judicial activism
The PPP chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, in his first public speech, underlined the exercise of judicial activism by the Supreme Court of Pakistan and objected to the court’s performance. He…
