Editorial

Inevitable preliminary to privatizationThe Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has decided on the retrenchment of all 9350 employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills, and though the deci

And a flip-flopping governmentOn Wednesday evening Pakistan exceeded China in the number of covid-19 positive cases. This should discourage the government leaders from resorting to the hackney

The government must move beyond reportsThe report to the government, showing that there could be as many as 700,000 cases of covid-19 in Lahore alone, did not prompt the imposition of a strict

Skype is the way outOn Tuesday Leader of the Opposition in NA Shahbaz Sharif declined to attend the NAB interrogation on health grounds. The NAB responded by sending a police team to his resid

A multinational problemPlagues, it seems, know no boundaries. It is almost as if they force states divided by lines drawn on maps to cooperate even if they are rivals. Such is the stark choice

The first ‘coronabudget’ is about to be unveiledThe PTI might well feel hard done by. It will not be able to lead the country into a land of milk and honey because it finds that its first

Covid-19 enters crucial stage  Friday was the deadliest day  in Pakistan’s fight against covid-19,with as many as 81 deaths reported in 24 hours, while the number of covid-19 patients surg

PTI administration’s crusade against OppositionAddressing a virtual international event Prime Minister Imran Khan underlined  the importance of international relief for developing countries

Turkish teledrama may do more harm than goodThe Turkish teledrama Ertugrul: Resurrection is being telecast by PTV, after being dubbed in Urdu, on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

How will the common man foot the bill? Various kinds of Covid-19 therapies are currently at the trial stage all over the world. Roche’s anti-inflammatory drug Actemra is one which is alread

Until you meet the enemyFrom an earlier state of euphoria, SAPM Zafar Mirza has veered into panic mode. Instead of continuing his crusade against the lockdowners, Dr Mirza threatens to impose

Or the region will remain a powder kegThere are growing concerns among India’s neighbours about itd Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s violation of international agreements and aggressive stan