A government in contempt
Those who thought that sanity would return to the ranks of the government, and that they would take the requisite steps to facilitate the holding of elections for the Punjab…
Politics over economy
“As I have been arguing for a long time now, there is a real need not simply for a political economy of wealth but also for a political economy of…
World Must Stop India From Use Of Rape As Weapon Against Kashmiris
International Community should commit to end India's use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), said experts in a roundtable debate in line of Kashmiri Women's Resistance Day. Legal…
Gandhi’s ‘mission impossible’
Released in 2008, the Bollywood movie ‘Shaurya’ (meaning bravery or gallantry) depicts the court martial of a Muslim officer of the Indian army for having shot his senior during a…
AI for everyone
If you aren’t familiar with what ChatGPT can do, then you’re going to be blindsided by the impending changes that are going to upend our society and economy. The developments…
Another economic disas-Dar
The Sharifs of London have miscalculated badly, but the costs of the miscalculation and the disas-Dar being unleashed on the economy are not going to be borne by them. Nor…
Building back Pakistan
Pakistan is a victim of devastating climate-led disasters like glacier melt, droughts, floods, heatwaves, smog, etc. The 2022 floods were one of the worst disasters in the history of Pakistan,…
Combating the perfect storm
The current situation of Pakistan is getting complicated day by day. On the one hand, there is uncertainty over the country’s political future and on the other, people’s purchasing power…
The Friday Column: Falling from grace
A vast world of pain and emotion is encapsulated in the time between two of Faiz’s classics: ‘Subh-e-Azadi’ (Morning of freedom) and ‘Dhaka say wapsi per’ (On return from Dhaka).…
Adoption of IPRs in industrial sector
Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are important for developing countries for several reasons as they provide a way for businesses in these countries to protect their innovations and creations, which can…
