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Omar QuraishiBusiness Recorder |
There seems to be quite a ruckus on social media, especially on X (Formerly Twitter), about this particular handshake between Punjab Chief Minister...
There seems to be quite a ruckus on social media, especially on X (Formerly Twitter), about this particular handshake between Punjab Chief Minister...
It can be said without an iota of doubt or uncertainty that the year gone by - 2024 - was perhaps the toughest for all Pakistanis - regardless of...
In Pakistan, if you have ever experienced the inconvenience and general discomfort of dealing with government officials (as have I numerous times),...
PPP’s chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said it several times of late that he’s not at all in agreement with the curbs placed on the internet...
I am not really a regular on Facebook and while I have had an account on the social media platform for many years, I didn’t use it regularly. For...
I am not really a regular on Facebook and while I have had an account on the social media platform for many years, I didn’t use it regularly. For...
Just the other day, I saw a report by Shahbaz Rana of Express Tribune (there are only three business/economy reporters/journalists in Pakistan who...
In most ‘posh’ neighbourhoods in Pakistan – and in particular in Karachi – residents must often do things on their own and pay for them even...
It was public knowledge for some months now that the former Director-General of the ISI, Lt Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed would be tried by the military...
At the outset let it be said loud and clear that even the death of one protester in a rally or demonstration where protesters are standing up for...
Over the past few months, the country has been in the grip of frequent internet breakdowns and bans, with the popular social media platform...
A video clip from the second day of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest with former prime minister Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, standing...
If the intention of Bushra Bibi was to rally the troops, so to speak, to come out in full support of the November 24 protest call given by her...
In the past 48 hours, the government of Pakistan has sharpened its attacks on the use of VPNs (virtual private networks) in the country by Internet...
A lot has already been said about what Donald Trump's resounding victory means for America and the rest of the world – from a dramatic shift in...
Thanks to the ever-increasing reach of social media in Pakistan, most of us have by now seen the utterly deplorable and ridiculous acts of...
The US presidential election takes place every four years –on the first Tuesday of November, whatever the day and date might be. The next one is...
Much has already been said, and much is being said, about the merits and demerits of Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Munib Akhtar and Yahya Afridi in...
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are upset, and understandably so, at how some of their party's legislators on the National...
Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are upset, and understandably so, at how some of their party's legislators on the National...
As part of its new $7 billion loan facility to Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to rein in its fiscal deficit...
In May 2022, a five-member bench of the Supreme Court led by the then-Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial ruled that any vote cast by a legislator, that...
The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on September 25 approved a new bailout package worth $7 billion for Pakistan...
In this day and age, you can apparently become a bona fide journalist without ever having to even step inside a newsroom or have been a reporter -...
Consumers in Pakistan have few rights, if any. And those codified in law are hardly implemented by service providers. Take the case of the telecom...
The much-awaited jalsa of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which had been in the works for weeks, and had been postponed at least once, came and...
Without any doubt, the single biggest issue for most Pakistanis these days is the size of their monthly electricity bills. In recent months, they...
A couple of days ago, I saw a video clip tweeted by a YouTuber whose Twitter/X handles claimed that he was based in Washington, DC. The gentleman...
As expected, the Karsaz tragedy has laid bare many dark sides of our society. Yes, Natasha Danish, the driver, is to blame – she drove extremely...
Politics is always a high-stakes game – especially in Pakistan. And there’s nothing more high stakes than a former ISI DG being hauled up in...
The protests in Bangladesh had been going on for some weeks, during which time the Sheikh Hasina government blocked the internet and tried to deal...
What does Biden dropping out of the US presidential election race mean for Pakistan? Before one begins to answer that question, one should perhaps...