Pakistan Day Parade
Desiring peace, but ready to drive back aggression The participation of air force and army units from a number of friendly countries in Pakistan Day parade conveyed the message that Pakistan’s…
Indecision rules while economy crumbles
Fiscal, political situation volatile The rupee hit a record low of 140.24 Friday against the US dollar with more gloomy devaluation anticipated this month as international oil prices showed an upward trend,…
Mahathir Mohammad’s visit
A mass leader with no hype Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad is welcome for offering to activate the so far dormant potential of trade and investment with Pakistan. He is also welcome…
Presuming guilt
NAB interrogations going too far? The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has come under the glare of the Supreme Court in two recent decisions. The first is the suo motu notice taken of…
National Action Plan and PTI government
Need to take matters to Parliament The government needs to realize that there is a limit to bulldozing bills through Parliament. A time comes when the opposition can no more be ignored…
College killing
All society needs tolerance, not just academia The brutal stabbing of the head of the English department of the Government SE College Bahwalpur is a tragedy. The murder of Prof Shahid Hameed…
Appearing before NAB
The government is responsible for keeping the peace The appearance of ex-President and PPP co-Chairman Asif Zardari and PPP co-Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari before the NAB Combined Investigation Team in Rawalpindi should…
Pak-China strategic dialogue
The importance of bilateral ties The close friendship between China and Pakistan is firmly rooted in the convergence of the two countries’ strategic interests. The relationship has both deepened and widened with…
Austere governance
PTI legislators are expected to act as role models It was disturbing to read the account of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Punjab Chief Minister on Monday. According to a newspaper…
Looming devaluation
The common man will suffer State Bank of Pakistan Governor Tariq Bajwa has more or less conceded that the country is headed for low growth, which is bad enough, but when combined…
Pakistan Super League 2019 finale
Gradual return home of international cricket With the safe and successful conclusion of the annual PSL Twenty 20 cricket extravaganza on Sunday, the foremost instinctive reaction was still a sigh of relief…
The need for full implementation of NAP
But does NAP mean only military courts? During the seven months of its tenure, the PTI has kept mum over the implementation of NAP. This led the opposition to question the mysterious silence. While…
Economy hanging by a thread
But still no direction According to Finance Ministerv Asad Umar the government is now in the ‘final stages’ of negotiations with the IMF for a bailout package. This is in stark contrast…
Afghan peace talks
Focus should be on ending the conflict Intended to bring peace to the region, the US-Taliban talks may be fast running the danger of being unpopular with the Kabul government’s suspicions of…
More vengeful than professional
NAB’s disrespect for human dignity claims a life Haunted by the prospect of public humiliation by NAB, Brig (rtd) Asad Munir committed suicide on Friday in Islamabad. Besides being a former army officer,…
After one deadly streak of terrorism, the outbreak of another
From Jihadi militants to anti-immigrant terrorists The attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed at least 49 worshippers was the worst incident of targeting the immigrant community anywhere in the world.…