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Battling hunger?

As Pakistan’s rulers celebrate a successful IMF rescue to avert a sovereign default on debt repayments, Pakistan’s internal economy faces...

yesterday 40

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Dangerous power?

There’s a growing sense of deja vu for observers of Pakistan’s power corridors as the PML-N-led ruling structure races to gain unchecked power. In...

06.11.2024 20

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A false start?

23.10.2024 4

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Politics of freebies

09.10.2024 4

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After the bailout

25.09.2024 10

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Controversy amid chaos

This week’s public criticism by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar targeting the International Monetary Fund’s intentions towards Pakistan exposed...

11.09.2024 20

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Remembering the aftermath

25.08.2024 20

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Celebrating our independence

Pakistan’s independence day celebrations today must be a powerful reminder of the multiple adversities surrounding the country’s birth, overcome...

14.08.2024 30

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Meaningless future

Pakistan’s plea to friendly countries for a delay in repayment of its upcoming financial dues is in danger of eventually becoming meaningless. Seen...

31.07.2024 50

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Remembering the Ashura

As the late afternoon scorching sun across Karbala began to sink more than 1300 years ago, one of the last acts of Imam Hussain (a.s) on ‘Ashura’...

17.07.2024 30

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Economic disconnect

As Pakistan’s farmers grapple with the terrible fallout from this year’s crash of domestic wheat prices, the Punjab government’s plan to set up...

03.07.2024 30

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Meaningless budget

Pakistan’s annual budget due this month is in danger of becoming meaningless unless backed by progressive and brave policy reforms. For years,...

05.06.2024 30

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Cost of reversal

As Pakistan’s finance managers crunch numbers to raise pitifully low national revenue, quick policy reversals to meet the gap will inevitably cause...

22.05.2024 10

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Tattered rule

As Pakistan tackles an escalating wheat supply crisis amid a threatened nationwide protest by farmers from Friday (May 10), a chronic pattern is set...

08.05.2024 30

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Asma’s legacy for justice

An annual gathering in Lahore this coming weekend (April 27-28) to remember the late Asma Jahangir for her services to promote justice in Pakistan...

25.04.2024 40

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A viable Pakistan?

The promise of turning around Pakistan’s destiny has been boldly made under regime after regime, without much success. It was therefore hardly...

10.04.2024 40

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The martyrdom of Hazrat Ali

This weekend’s surge in the number of pilgrims heading to Najaf, the holy city in southern Iraq, has yet again reinforced the towering personality...

31.03.2024 80

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A fresh start

The unimaginable has happened. Ishaq Dar, the architect of clumsy choices at Pakistan’s finance ministry, has finally been replaced by a new finance...

27.03.2024 30

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Road to SIFC

As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government takes charge amid the worst economic downturn in Pakistan’s history, the future of an...

13.03.2024 50

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Rule by mob

This past week’s widely publicized case of a mob seeking to attack a young woman in Lahore on the suspicion of blasphemy flowing from her attire was...

28.02.2024 40

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‘Half’ a rule

As Pakistan limps towards the formation of a new government following last week’s unexpected surprises in parliamentary elections, the future is set...

14.02.2024 20

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Hollow promises?

Ahead of Pakistan’s elections next Thursday, the two main political rivals – the PPP and the PML-N – will have closed their campaigns offering...

31.01.2024 10

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Miracle in Kaaba

Unprecedented courage, unchallenged wisdom and knowledge, and unequal perseverance in the face of adversity were just some of the many remarkable...

25.01.2024 70

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Vote for change?

As Pakistan’s political rivals sharpen their proverbial knives ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, their ability to lead the country...

17.01.2024 10

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To Dar or not

The prospect of Ishaq Dar’s return as finance minister in a PML-N government after the next elections will be a baffling choice. Even a delay in...

03.01.2024 40

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Farhan Bokhari

Pakistan in 2024

Pakistan is set to enter another year surrounded by deep-rooted challenges over its medium- to long-term future. The prospect of another political...

20.12.2023 80

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Jumpstart Pakistan?

As Pakistan struggled with ever-growing challenges in recent decades, a succession of regimes have sought to jumpstart the country – notably its...

06.12.2023 40

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