Editorial

Pack up and go quarantine at homeDespite reporting thousands of new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus daily, the Punjab government has closed up all quarantine centres that were established e

The locusts are comingStill reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, another severe crisis is looming over the horizon with the potential to severely damage the country’s crops

Tight budget might take the country downA tax-free budget for the next fiscal year with a total outlay of 7.3 trillion rupees was presented in the National Assembly by Minister for Industries

The FATF decision loomsWith 109 new deaths in the 24 hours of Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic, it seems as if the penalty is being paid for the premature easing of the lockdown before

Debt installments’ deferral was already on cardsIn May 2011 a WB report confirmed Pakistan’s graduation to the ranks of middle-income countries on the basis of its per capita gross nation

Incompetence and obstinacyTen days back Prime Minister Imran Khan prided himself on making petrol cheaper in Pakistan compared to the rest of South Asia, claiming that the measure would also b

Rise and rise in infections as economy continues to sinkThe pandemic continues to take a larger toll in terms of human life and social development week after week. There is a growing realizati

Cynthia Ritchie’s claims must be investigated but so should her credentialsCynthia Ritchie, a US national residing in Pakistan for over a decade, claims that in 2011 former Federal Interior

The fewer the tests, the lower the infection figuresDr Zafar Mirza has been repeatedly telling us that there are lesser coronavirus cases and a lower death rate in Pakistan than projected by e

Sugar report reveals how select industries thrive by lobbyingWhether or not the recently released report detailing a ‘forensic analysis’ of the Sugar industry leads to any meaningful inves

A flawed policyThe easing of the lockdown has been proclaimed as a ‘smart lockdown’ by no less than Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has also taken a bow for introducing the concept to the r

The killing threw into relief a greater issueThe killing of an eight-year-old girl, Zahra, in Rawalpindi for releasing a pair of prize parrots has shed a harsh light on a very common practice: