Covid-19: School education crisis in Pakistan
‘Compared with the scale of South Asia’s first wave, which peaked in September, the second is shocking. …South Asia is logging four times as many, and with hardly a sign…
In search of impartiality
The primary ambitions of independent investigations into atrocities should be to establish the truth of what happened, give a voice to victims, create the conditions for perpetrators to be held…
Culture of impunity
Many rights activists might have been confused by an unashamed justification offered by the US ruling elite for a March 2019 American air strike on Syrians that killed around 80…
FBR under cyberattack—II
Interestingly, FBR is not only collecting taxes but is also responsible for dealing with Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML-CFT) matters of Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs),…
Covid-19: School education crisis in Pakistan
‘Compared with the scale of South Asia’s first wave, which peaked in September, the second is shocking. …South Asia is logging four times as many, and with hardly a sign…
The ‘bailout’ bill
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) amendment bill was approved by the cabinet on 9 March 2021 after less than a 10-minute debate. Subsequent reports circulating in the media indicate…
Civil service reforms
The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood, in his capacity as head of the cabinet committee on institutional reforms, announced this week major reforms in the Civil…
Hiding the truth
THE gullibility of the voting public may be elastic but it is not unbreakable. The latest test in civic credulousness came in PTI’s submission to the Election Commission of Pakistan…
Endless pain
AS I sat in Prime Minister House, anticipating the arrival of Prime Minister Imran Khan, I had a feeling of hope and triumph that my decade of struggle had finally…
India’s failed assumptions
August 5, 2021 marks the completion of two years since India’s illegal and unilateral actions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), taken as part of the RSS-BJP agenda…
