War piles yet more trauma on Lebanon’s exhausted people
Ask a Lebanese person how they are, and you’re likely to be met with a heavy pause or a pained smile. Years of crisis have drained them, and now Israeli…
Quetta transport
SECTIONS of the press have reported that the federal government is not agreeable to allocating funds for the procurement of 100 buses for Quetta. This is a huge disappointment for…
Rule of violence
WITH 245 terror attacks on security forces, police check-posts and public places — mostly in KP and Balochistan — in the first quarter of 2024 alone, it is obvious that…
Lionised in London
WHOEVER designed Istanbul airport must have been inspired by the phrase: ‘Walk that extra mile’. Passengers have to walk over endless travelators until they reach the immigration counters. Turkey admits…
Poverty, conflict and humanity
Regional and global organisations hold conferences and special sessions every year to ponder over factors contributing to poverty across the world. Politicians and members of the global elite make solemn…
Four plays in review
The Arts Council, Karachi that Ahmed Shah has been leading for over a decade now, has become the most dynamic centre of art and culture in Pakistan. He has assembled…
Sino-US competition
THE US is cautiously rebuilding its relationship with Pakistan, focusing on critical areas and communities considered vulnerable. The recent visit by US Ambassador Donald Blome to Gwadar is an indication…
Migration crisis
MIGRATION has been in the media and policy spotlight lately. Several international migration-related developments have refocused attention on migration and asylum issues. Recently, the small Italian town of Lampedusa received…
A billion Indians minus the four
ELECTIONS are underway in five Indian states. The BJP lost all five last time, though it has created the impression that it won the round hands down. Many see the…
A beacon of hope?
GWADAR, a small fishermen’s town of 130,000, has become an iconic name ever since CPEC was launched as a flagship project of China’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. The Creator…
