Why does Pakistan have so many oil tankers?
Over the last week, Pakistan has seen a spate of oil tanker accidents. One of them occurred at Ahmedpur Sharqia resulting in the death of more than 200 people, just…
The heat’s on Corporate America to reveal racial diversity data
American companies are coming under increasing pressure from investors to publicly disclose information about diversity among employees in the wake of nationwide protests against racial discrimination. Many executives have pledged…
Saving our young
While statistics on mental health are extremely limited – and barely available – in Pakistan, the existing findings show that around 40 percent of young people aged under 25 suffer…
Just a speech
Speeches change the course of destiny. True. False. May be. These are some reactions on this statement. All of these can be valid given the situation. Communication is the crux…
This time they’ve gone too far!
Few things give more happiness than defeating your worst enemy. Few things matter more than being able to counter a nasty bully. Few things surpass the satisfaction of seeing a…
Economy picks up?
The government is claiming a rise in productivity as a measure of the success of its policies specifically designed to mitigate the negative fallout of the Coronavirus; and has cited…
Corporate America looks to penalize Trump, Republicans for now
In his final days in office, the biggest names in American business are dumping President Donald Trump over accusations that he incited the deadly mob attack last week on the…
Can Facebook’s $1bn gamble help it regain lost cool?
Like internet personalities the world over, Kenyan TikTok comedian Mark Mwas was intrigued when Facebook announced a $1 billion plan to pay content creators like him. But the 25-year-old, whose…
PSGP project
The signing of an agreement between Pakistan and Russia on construction of $2.5 billion Pakistan-Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP) project of 1,040km with a gas transmission capacity of 1,600mmcfd from Port…
Economy: govt’s growing optimism
In a rather surprising yet welcome development the government has come up with rather bullish figures on Pakistan’s economy for fiscal year 2021-22. It has taken the opposition parties by…
