K K Shahid

K K Shahid

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Cul-de-currencyColumns

Cul-de-currency

Just whose money runs the world? The Pakistani rupee retraced an historic low this week, touching 138 against the US dollar. Given the International Monetary Fund’s conditions, the currency is expected to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/10/cul-de-currency/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Oct 10, 2018
10 years on…Columns

10 years on…

The ‘mother of all recessions’?By the end of September 2008, Lehman Brothers had collapsed and the then US President George W Bush was speaking of an “issue in the Wall Street”. A cris

Oct 3, 2018
Pakistan need to forget the Asia Cup disaster ahead of Australia seriesSports

Pakistan need to forget the Asia Cup disaster ahead of Australia series

LAHORE: The Asia Cup exit understandably has had its ramifications and the aftershocks being felt in the statements coming out of the Pakistani camp. It isn’t particularly encouraging when the captain comes<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/28/pakistan-need-to-forget-the-asia-cup-disaster-ahead-of-australia-series/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 28, 2018
From Kargil to cricketColumns

From Kargil to cricket

Musharraf’s legacy? Just when one thought events inside Dubai International Stadium couldn’t get any worse with India pounding the national cricket side, one saw Pervez Musharraf in the VIP box enjoying the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/26/from-kargil-to-cricket/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 26, 2018
Case against impeachment?Columns

Case against impeachment?

How close will this one get? Veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s latest book Fear: Trump in the White House is the latest – and arguably the most high-profile – in a series of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/18/case-against-impeachment/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 18, 2018
Pakistan, India clash anything but a dead rubberSports

Pakistan, India clash anything but a dead rubber

LAHORE: Technically Wednesday’s Asia Cup clash between Pakistan and India is a dead rubber. For, there would be no impact on the final standings no matter which side wins the match. This<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/18/pakistan-india-clash-anything-but-a-dead-rubber/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 18, 2018
Diplomatic dilemmasColumns

Diplomatic dilemmas

Khan might go with what Pakistani leaders have normally gone with Almost a month into the new government taking oath there already are quite a few talking points. While many of these<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/12/diplomatic-dilemmas/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sep 12, 2018
‘Secular’ PPP’s AhmadiphobiaColumns

‘Secular’ PPP’s Ahmadiphobia

This is where PPP cochairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has been in a particular fixPakistan People’s Party leader Shehla Raza’s rants against a ‘Qadiani’ (derogatory term for Ahmadis) bei

Sep 5, 2018
Despite recent successes, Asia Cup will be a unique challenge for PakistanSports

Despite recent successes, Asia Cup will be a unique challenge for Pakistan

After a hard-earned break of around two months, Pakistan will begin a continuum of high-value clashes with the Asia Cup in mid-September. Pakistan’s last challenge was the tour to Zimbabwe, where the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/30/despite-recent-successes-asia-cup-will-be-a-unique-challenge-for-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 30, 2018
PM Imran Khan missed a trick by replacing Najam Sethi as PCB chairmanSports

PM Imran Khan missed a trick by replacing Najam Sethi as PCB chairman

LAHORE: Despite the rise of Pakistan cricket under former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi, his exit was always a foregone conclusion once the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government came to power.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/29/pm-imran-khan-missed-a-trick-by-replacing-najam-sethi-as-pcb-chairman/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 29, 2018
Original phir nahi aniFEATURED

Original phir nahi ani

The releases lined up on Eid-ul-Azha were significantly better on paper as compared to what was on offer at Eid-ul-Fitr. However, given the string of disasters that Lollywood served two months ago,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/26/original-phir-nahi-ani/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 26, 2018