Floods and the price of commodities
The floods are upon us again and the rural areas have again taken a hit as the production system has been adversely affected. What is to be done in the…
The floods are upon us again and the rural areas have again taken a hit as the production system has been adversely affected. What is to be done in the…
Asif Ali Zardari finally completed his term as the President. While expressing his pride over being the first president to complete his term with "honour and respect" and over his…
The assassination of Indian anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune is an ugly black mark on society. The forces of fanatical intolerance, superstition, irrationality and social reaction which killed Dabholkar…
Pakistan and India celebrated their 66th independence anniversary this past Wednesday and Thursday respectively. As usual, the few in both countries who do not believe that the partitioning of the…
It has now become a cliché to say: “One man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter”. But like most clichés, it contains an element of truth. In this space last week,…
The attorney general of Pakistan recently informed the Supreme Court that over 500 persons reported to be ‘missing’ were in the custody of security agencies. This revelation comes after security…
Politically speaking, Malala’s gravest error was to survive the attack by the Taliban gunmen who shot her in the head on her way back from school in 2012. Had she…
The Italian government has been embarrassed by allegations that police illegally arrested and hastily deported to Kazakhstan the wife of an opposition leader and critic of the oil-rich regime, along…
The word 'spring' immediately brings to mind new growth, green trees, flowering plants, lush green lawns and pleasant breeze. Even the birds break out in song. Psychologically, you are on…
The word 'spring' immediately brings to mind new growth, green trees, flowering plants, lush green lawns and pleasant breeze. Even the birds break out in song. Psychologically, you are on…