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Why SAARC still matters

The leaders of South Asia must recognize that the true potential for real and meaningful progress lies not in abandoning SAARC but in revitalizing...

yesterday 30

Zulfiqar Ali Butt

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between ‘same page’ and ‘same side’

“So thank the Lord all our acting chief justices have been confirmed.” “So the glass is half full hunh?” “As The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and...

yesterday 10

Anjum Ibrahim

Yet another chance to reset the future

On the morning of June 27, the Swat River, usually a tranquil ribbon winding through the valleys, suddenly roared to life. Families who had...

yesterday 10

Jawad Majid Khan

Blackouts and broken promises: lessons from KE’s privatisation — I

Privatization was supposed to rescue Karachi’s power grid. However, two decades after handing Karachi Electric (KE) to private investors, the...

yesterday 10

Shahid Sattar Absar Ali

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Putting both feet into the one mouth

“It takes a while to adjust to changed circumstances.” “IF you are referring to the Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…” “No.” “If you are...

previous day 20

Anjum Ibrahim

Power sector reforms or policy whiplash?

Pakistan’s power sector appears to be caught between two conflicting impulses. On one hand, the government is pushing forward with a bold plan to...

previous day 20

Sajid Mehmood Qazi

Why doesn’t credit flow?

It is often suggested that Pakistan’s credit problem is a policy oversight, a bug in the system; a legacy issue. Anything but, what it actually is:...

previous day 3

Ammar Habib Khan

Arrogance of power

Dante in “Inferno” wrote, “Pride, avarice and envy are the tongues men know and heed, a babel of despair”. Arrogance is a serious disease of...

previous day 30

Sirajuddin Aziz

In search of contentment

In a rush. In pursuit. In self-doubt. In agony. In ecstasy. In chaos. These are some words that depict our life or state of mind. Life has become...

previous day 20

Andleeb Abbas

Outlook for public finances

The federal and provincial budgets for 2025-26 have generally been approved by the respective legislative fora. Therefore, it is possible to get an...

wednesday 30

Dr Hafiz A Pasha

Rogue states

The US-led west has created new forms and methods of exercising its hegemony over the rest of the world. The colonial history of the past two...

wednesday 40

Rashed Rahman

India-Pakistan conflict hits shared love of film, music

While conflict raged between the powerful militaries of India and Pakistan, a battle was also fought on the cultural front lines despite years of...

wednesday 50

Shrouq Tariq

Pakistan is suffocating

As carbon-intensive activities and vehicular emissions rise, so does Pakistan’s position among the world’s most polluted countries. While it is...

wednesday 50

Shahid Sattar Sarah Javaid

PARTLY FACETIOUS: How many constitutional clauses are followed in letter and spirit?

“A star is born.” “I heard Chaudhary Nisar was visited by the Prime Minister at his home.” “Two things, first he is not born – or reborn for that...

wednesday 2

Anjum Ibrahim

End of politics?

Since the Pahalgam attack on April 22, politicians have almost disappeared from prime-time TV shows in Pakistan. The Pakistan-India conflict and...

wednesday 50

Fahd Husain

Budget FY2025-26 passed

The budget passed without any hiccups as expected reflecting a high degree of confluence of parliamentary opinion that included party (Pakistan...

01.07.2025 50

Anjum Ibrahim

Scorching Pakistan this year: the forgotten frontline of heatwave

This summer, Pakistan isn’t just hot—it’s scorching. Across Sindh and Punjab, the mercury has crossed 49°C, placing cities like Jacobabad and...

01.07.2025 7

Dr Anjeela Khurram Anooud Asif

Remembering Arshad Zuberi

It is almost six months since we lost Arshad after his prolonged illness. My association with him over last twenty five years reminded me of the...

01.07.2025 40

Ishrat Husain

M&As: Private capital is ready, public policy is not

Lately, sentiment among major business groups in Pakistan has been improving, as evidenced by their keen interest in mergers and acquisitions (M&A)...

01.07.2025 20