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Abdul SattarThe News International |
The PML-N is usually criticized for ignoring the human development index. Its detractors say that the party focuses on worthless infrastructure...
Rising crime in Pakistan seems to be threatening the social fabric of Pakistani society. Some argue that while street crimes get more attention in the...
The recent announcement by President Asif Ali Zardari to forgo his salary is worth appreciating. It is equally heartening to see that Prime Minister...
Recent protests by the PTI in different parts of the country clearly indicate that former prime minister Imran Khan is determined to follow the...
Successive governments in Pakistan have rarely paid attention to human development indicators. The development model that the political elite follows...
Even with our political parties hammering out a deal, the country is still likely to lurch from one crisis to another, making it extremely difficult...
Beyond the tall claims politicians made during their election campaigns lie tough ground realities that public representatives now have to face....
The recent statement by former prime minister Imran Khan ruling out any possibility of forming an alliance with the PPP is being described by his...
India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and some other emerging markets have made tremendous strides in the economic and financial sectors. This prompts many to...
After pushing Pakistan’s economy towards partial deindustrialisation, the pundits of the neo-liberal world have come up again with a new anti-people...
Recent political developments suggest that the revolutionaries of the Pakistani political system who claim to have challenged the mighty elements of...
The recent statement of an Israeli minister wherein he suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza has terrified billions of pacifists across the world....
The humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding in Gaza with a strange sense of impunity lends credence to the belief of those who assert that justice...
The drastic reduction in petroleum prices has led to sighs of relief among the people of the country, who had been reeling under ruthless inflation....
In part one of this article, I tried to dispel the impression that the creation of Israel was purely and primarily for persecuted Jews, arguing there...
The Hamas attack on Israel and the consequential bombardment of Gaza by Israel has not only triggered a heated debate over the Palestinian issue but...
Solid waste generation rates are on the rise across the world. One of the factors fuelling this generation is the rising trend of promoting a consumer...
Amidst a deep economic and financial crisis, the pundits of the neoliberal world are again prescribing a recipe for disaster, piling pressure on the...
While the announcement of a new economic corridor at the recently held G20 summit may have created a ripple of excitement, it also indicates that...