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Covid emergency: education

Over the seven months since Covid-19 was discovered and has spread across the world, a large amount of data has been collected on the morbidity, mortality and infection profile of…

Selfiestan

Selfiestan

In a latest tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student died while taking a selfie during a trip in Western Australia. Last week, Ankit was with a group of students visiting…

A Premature Victory Lap

A premature victory lap

At present, there exist two opposing narratives of Pakistan’s economic performance. The rosier one, predicting great things to come, is perpetuated by the government’s economic managers. Any questions are quickly…

Going Gently Into The Good Night

Going gently into the good night

For his dying father, legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote the fabled ‘Do not go gently into that good night’. “Do not go gentle into that good night,/Old age should…

The miracle that did not happen

Some of us – I can’t say how many but a good number certainly, in this number included battalions of retired officers who are always waiting for miracles to happen…

Can Pakistan’s F-16s Fight Terror?

Can Pakistan’s F-16s fight terror?

Pakistan says it desperately wants Lockheed-Martin Block-V F-16 fighter-bombers at $87 million apiece for fighting terrorists in tribal badlands such as North Waziristan. An order for eight jets has already…

Springing Leaks

Springing leaks

Yes, yes – the Sharifs have to explain why they aren’t badmaash, So do all of the other shareefs of the country whose names have popped up in the so-called…

Is There Any Cure For Our India Obsession?

Is there any cure for our India obsession?

There we go again, that our nuke and missile programme is not to be capped because India continues to expand its nuclear inventory. Let’s forget for a moment where the…

No One Killed Zain?

No one killed Zain?

On a day when Pakistan was lit by the lightning of separation between Imran Khan and Reham Khan, I was a bit thrilled by another headline that, of course, was…