Beyond reach…F.S. Aijazuddin
IT was an incongruous sight: a security guard aimed his gun at every visitor who had come to hear Malala Yousafzai speak. It was a gun that had interrupted her … Read More
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Dollar, rupee and Gresham’s law…..Shahid Mehmood
IN 1558, when Elizabeth I ascended the throne of England, a plethora of challenging circumstances confronted her. Not least was the low demand for English coinage (there was no paper-based … Read More
Unintended consequences… Qaisar Shareef
The dust has settled on the American midterm elections. It was widely expected the Republican Party would make major gains, as has been typical of past elections when one party … Read More
Return of terror…Kamila Hyat
For all the efforts made over the past years, things seem to have returned to a previous situation. This conflict included a war against terror fought by Pakistan during which … Read More
Climate, world order and Pakistan – Part II … Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
By 2050 Pakistan will have at least 350 million people. Its military and elite dominated political paradigm, neo-feudal attitudes, budgetary priorities, economic strategies, and raging climate heat make it impossible … Read More
Our failure to educate….Miftah Ismail
IN my previous column I briefly described five out of six pillars required of a new social contract that delivers growth and development. They were population planning, local government autonomy, … Read More
Jinnah’s genuineness | By Nighat Leghari…..Nighat Leghari
THIS is the birth month of an underweight boy who turned world history with his weighty vision and will power. He was always willing to win and succeed. Whole of … Read More
Winning hearts and minds….Pervaez Saleh
PM Shahbaz Sharif recently said that Pakistan would soon host a summit of the leaders of Central Asian states, which would focus on connectivity, through road and rail links, to … Read More
Perception: Tool to curb inflation….Dr Kamal Monnoo
The current economic impasses are already signalling gloom and doom amongst young Pakistani job seekers. The statistics revealed that almost 1 million young brains left Pakistan this year to seek … Read More
Drift from due process of law….Syed Khizar Ali Shah
The recent knee-jerk reaction to the speech and tweets of Senator Azam Swati and his subsequent arrests by the Balochistan and Sindh Police speak of a drift from due process … Read More