Editorial

Second incident in a month shows something is not right It was more or less a replay, and showed that PIA is not doing as well as it should. The main change was the place. In the firs

The passage of the Budget shows the state of play The speech made by the Prime Minister in the National Assembly on the occasion of its passage of the Finance Bill showed the state of

Why so touchy? For a parliamentary system of government to function properly assemblies have to run smoothly. It is the chair’s duty in both Houses to ensure this. At the same time–<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/06/29/parliamentary-language/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Need for a national consensus Speaking at the National Defence University COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa recognised that the country was going through a difficult economic situation cause

Are we following the Egyptian model? By the time the budget was passed on Friday, the government had already frontloaded all the major IMF demands. Increase in energy prices approved

The lack of information causes doubts Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Pakistan was turned into something of a mystery from its inception, because though President Ghani did

The opposition at bayAfter being hectored for nearly 11 months, opposition parties got together on Wednesday to evolve a joint strategy to take on the government. All were resentful of the ong

Is there a target level?The government seems unable to arrest the fall of the rupee. It hit Rs163 to the dollar on Wednesday, a precipitate loss of Rs6 that came after remaining at Rs157 for a

How long can allies continue to come to our rescue?Outgoing FATF President Marshall Billingslea has warned that Pakistan’s blacklisting is absolutely a possibility as it lacks in almost ever

The rank-and-file must learn toleranceThe PTI is in danger of becoming a violent party. First PTI leader Masroor Ali Sial attacked and beat up Karachi Press Club President Imtiaz Khan Faran wh

In search of a line of action Maulana Fazlur Rehman will never forgive the PTI and its chief for defeating him in the last general election. This was the second and the more devastati

Government must clarifyApart from setting a record high tax collection target another focus in the first federal budget tabled by the PTI is austerity; a combination of reducing expenditures a