Editorial

The PTI on way to unravelingDespite being in power for 17 months, Prime Minister Imran Khan continues to regurgitate his opposition-era slogans. His latest remark concerning the corruption tum

Two PM’s Special Assistants hold forthPM’s Accountability Special Assistant Shahzad Akbar has said that freedom of expression cannot be restricted in this day and age. Actually, he was rig

Pakistan needs to be carefulThe coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan has not yet been declared a worldwide epidemic, but Pakistan needs to take the issue much more seriously than it has so far. It is

Apart from cricket, other matters demand attention from both countriesThe tour by the Bangladesh team is welcome because it is taking place. It might well be another step on the path to Pakist

Transparency International versus PTIThere are around half a dozen speeches by PM Imran Khan supporting Transparency International’s successive reports and maintaining that these were enough

Who decides whether a film can be shown?The Punjab and Sindh governments have decided that the film Zindagi Tamasha cannot be released, even though their Censor Boards had cleared the film. Th

Promise of economic revival in 2020While delivering a speech at Davos Prime Minister Imran Khan maintained that his government had achieved an upward trajectory of the stock market, stabilisat

Who has made a killing?Whoever is responsible for the wheat shortage, is responsible for a lot of misery. The jump in the price of the nation’s principle staple has not led to famine, but co

Will the Big Brother keep the promise this time?This being the election year in the USA, President Donald Trump urgently needs a peace agreement in Afghanistan that he could use as a trump car

Big difference between US promises and deliveryUS Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Alice Wells is in Pakistan on a four-day visit to discuss bilateral ties. So far, much of the focu

Has PM finally come down his high horse?After trying all other options, the PTI leadership seems to have finally concluded that consensus is the only way for parliamentary legislation. Last ye

From euphoria to complaints  The government was simply effusive when President Trump promised to arbitrate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. The extraction of the promise was presented