Editorial

Enough is enough!The vast majority of the people are fed up with the government’s incompetence in managing the economy. They have been tormented and harassed by the rise in prices of essenti

Will infighting help the Kashmir cause?Several opposition leaders are in custody, some for over a year, because NAB decided to arrest them without collecting sufficient evidence and preparing

Strange things are happeningThe world of Islamic militancy, and thus of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is a little strange, a little too full of violence, even apart from the spectacular

While the PTI’s ratings are dropping like a stoneThe grand opposition alliance formed soon after the 2018 elections to give a tough time to the PTI government, is dead and there’s no forma

The government must undo the initial damageThe tweet by China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Asim Bajwa, saying that the multibillion dollar project had com

After skipping the summitPrime Minister Imran Khan has done the right thing by personally going to Malaysia to smooth things over with his counterpart Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Had he a

Need to garner world supportThis year’s Kashmir Solidary Day comes in the wake of momentous developments in the region spread over the last few months.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Under a seat-of-the-pants governanceOn Monday the Islamabad High Court bailed out 23 protesters held on sedition charges for launching a protest rally in the city. Those arrested included a n

And the IMFA new line of defence against harsh criticism over its performance has been formulated by the government recently: blame it on the ‘mafias’. Since it has spent fifteen months at

The new committee will not workThe PML-Q decision to boycott the new PTI committee to negotiate with it is a strong reaction, though it also indicates that it was not satisfied with the action

… And legislators seek a pay raiseThe economic news continues to be in direct contrast to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s promises of a change in 2020. After having been in charge for part of

And the PTI administrationWhile Pakistani students in coronavirus-stricken Wuhan issued frantic calls for repatriation, the PTI government invented excuses to dodge its responsibility.  On Th