Editorial

Now the Courts are joining in the criticism of the governmentThe government did not have a good day in any court on Thursday, even going by the low standards it has set. Whereas the Sind High

Extra curbs on mediaFor the last many weeks Federal Minister Asad Umar has been telling everyone that covid-19 is under control and the feat has been accomplished by employing the PM’s novel

Will there be a second foundation stone also?One appreciates Prime Minister Imran Khan’s determination to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam, the biggest water reservoir in the country. The dam wil

Consequences of ill-advised actions?While the sugarcane crushing season entered its peak in January this year, retail prices of sugar suddenly jacked up, indicating more increase in the price

State must make sure its writ runsThough it seemed that federal Planning Minister Asad Umar`s word had no meaning, as his firm commitment at the weekend, that there would be no more unschedule

Withdrawal of IOK’s special status opened a Pandora’s BoxAs people in Pakistan, AJK and Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) observed the Kashmir martyrs’ day on Monday there was no end to inhu

Not the solution to Karachi’s energy problemsOn Saturday, Minister for Planning Asad Umar confidently promised that there would be no more unannounced electricity load shedding in Karachi fr

Imran Khan goes from being a presumed asset to a liabilityThe new political setup created in 2018 has landed in a blind alley. It must not have taken long for its critics and those who matter

The government’s triumphalism is perhaps the biggest threatThe government has been sounding triumphalist of late, as if it has defeated the coronavirus. Planning Minister Asad Umar was the l

The return of the museum to mosque has created a stormThe ruling by the Turkish Constitutional Court reversing the decision of the Republican regime, which converted the Hagia Sophia Mosque in

PTI tries to create distractionsThe opposition is doing precisely what it always does, that is, exposing and criticizing government policies. There was a unanimity among the PPP and JUI(F) lea

Housing will remain unaffordable despite concessionsA large part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s strategy to tackle the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic was to provide incentives t