An icon of democracy

“Military dictatorship is born from the power of [the] gun, and so it undermines the concept of rule of law. And it gives birth to a culture of...

Strikes in India

The Indian working class has once again flexed its muscle and organised a general strike of more than 250 million workers against the anti-workers,...

Elections in Myanmar

Myanmar’s parliamentary elections took place on November 8, but Rohingya Muslims and some other ethnic groups were not allowed to participate in...

GB elections: no real surprises

As expected, the PTI has emerged as the single largest party in the Gilgit-Baltistan assembly elections. According to unofficial results, the PTI has...

The real winners

The writer is a freelance journalist. The BJP-led NDA/JD-U alliance succeeded in retaining a majority in the Bihar assembly elections. NDA won 125...

Price in monopoly

Prime Minister Imran Khan has accepted that the price hike is a major issue and needs to be addressed on priority basis. He also said that high...

The battle for 270

The November 3 American presidential elections are just 10 days away. Early voting is underway in many states. A record number of voters are opting...

Trump and China

There are certain reasons why the Trump administration continues to attack China. The Trump administration’s attitude has become aggressive as the...

Right-wing protests

Fix the flaws

We are shocked, angry and emotional at the brutal gang-rape of a woman on the motorway link road in Lahore. Women-led protests took place in all the...

Plight of the miner

The death of 22 miners as a result of a marble mine collapse in the Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has once again highlighted the plight of...

Deepening crisis in India

The writer is a freelance journalist. According to the official data released on August 31, the Indian economy has shrunk 23.9 percent in the...

Elite capture

Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again said that Pakistan is in the grip of an ‘elite capture.’ In a recent TV interview, the prime minister...

From reforms to status-quo

The PTI government has completed its two years in power. The party had made tall claims before and during the election campaign to reform the system...

Dynastic politics in Sri Lanka

With a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections held on August 5, the Rajapaksa brothers have tightened their grip on power in Sri Lanka. The...

India’s flawed strategy

The Modi government’s strategy to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has failed to stop the spread of the virus in India. The Modi government imposed one...

Vietnam’s success

Pakistan has more than 258,000 confirmed cases and 5,424 deaths from Covid-19 so far. We still don’t know where these numbers will end up. But at...

A deadly nexus

It is a known fact that in Karachi, violent means were used to achieve political goals, safeguard personal interests and maintain political dominance...

India’s war on Kashmir

Sometimes a picture or a video clip becomes more powerful than thousands of words. The picture of a three-year-old boy sitting on the bullet-riddled...

Child poverty

Women and children suffer the most in any crisis, whether a natural disaster, war, pandemic or economic crisis. The economic crisis triggered by...

An ordinary budget

Extraordinary situations demand extraordinary responses. We are facing an extraordinary situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the current economic...

Hard times

One report after the other on the world economy is indicating that we are heading towards a serious economic crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has...

Power of protest

President Trump’s threats to use the military and unleash brutal force against protesters have failed to stop people from coming out on the streets...

Unpaid labour

Thousands of textile workers in Karachi and Lahore are protesting layoffs and non-payment of wages. These workers are taking big risks to press for...

The tasks ahead

The PTI government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing the dual task of curbing the coronavirus and reviving the economy. The first task for...

EOBI pensioners

The six hundred thousand (0.6 million) pensioners of the Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) were happy to receive increased pension in...

The workers’ future

Workers and trade unions celebrate May Day every year to pay homage to Chicago’s workers for scarifying their lives to have the right of an 8-hour...

The half-quarantine policy

The PTI government is facing hard choices at the moment. The half-measures or half-quarantine policy has led us to this situation. We lost precious...