The Hazara people’s unremitting suffering
Under attack, once again, the beleaguered Shia Hazara community of Quetta has desperately been trying to draw attention to its plight. Following three incidents in April - the latest one…
The blindness of Trump’s hubris
After months of deliberation, US President Donald Trump has finally unveiled his strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, exhibiting his trademark arrogance as well as poor understanding of the conditions…
‘Unconstitutional’ taxation by provinces
The imposition of any kind of legislation that include levy of any tax or duty, cess etc having extraterritorial impact and involving entities operating on trans-provincial levels by any provincial…
Poverty, unemployment, some other grim realities
With the advent of Naya Pakistan came a promise to create 10 million new jobs within a 5-year term. This was not an unreasonable target. According to a 2018 Human…
Dealing with the disconnect
The JUI-F dharna is making things move. Those who were convicted by courts or scrutinized by law enforcement agencies, including NAB, are getting out mainly on medical grounds. The government…
Dealing with the disconnect
The JUI-F dharna is making things move. Those who were convicted by courts or scrutinized by law enforcement agencies, including NAB, are getting out mainly on medical grounds. The government…
Re-develop, re-visit and re-set Pak-US ties
In politics one week is long. In geo-politics one year is short. It only seems yesterday that a fierce twitter war between President Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan seemed…
Rs 112.68 per litre for petrol: What is it actually? Is it justified?
Petrol has an inelastic demand especially for those of us who consume it to drive our motor bikes and cars daily. When we pay 112.68 rupees per liter for petrol…
Pak-Afghan relations
A cricket match at Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. Emotions run high in the supporting crowd. And then we see chairs and bottles being hurled. Security police intervening to manage…
Reading the Economic Survey
Not that anyone reads it, and of this I am almost certain. The maximum reading of the Economic Survey is most likely limited to the "Overview of the Economy," and…
