It is generally complained that energy costs or prices are high in Pakistan. The recent rupee devaluation has made the issue more visible and sensitive. Expensive energy and high...
When one reflects on the state of accountability and recovery of looted public money in Pakistan, there seems to be a gap between rhetoric and reality. In the past fourteen...
Stress is one of the biggest contributors to health issues these days, but there are ways to stop stress from hijacking your life completely.On a scale from 1-10, how stressful...
A seemingly ordinary news story, published in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, on January 7, shed light on a long-forgotten, yet crucial, subject: Israel’s so-called “firing...
The dismal conflict that erupted this week between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren should never have happened. But now that it has, supporters must provide grassroots...
Last month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officially released a new version of its National Detention Standards , which govern the treatment of immigrant detainees held in...
Instead of taking action against the 2,543 government officials from grade 17 to 21 who unjustly reaped benefits from the Benazir Income Support Programme , the government should appreciate the love...
As the world observes the International Day of Education on January 24, Pakistan will sadly have little to celebrate. Pakistan’s public spending on education, which stands at 2.4 percent of GDP as...
The press release by BISP listing over 2500 bureaucrats dependent on funds reserved for the poor has shocked anyone who believed in the honesty, morality and ethics of the country’s bureaucracy....
We have all heard of the phrase ‘boots on the ground,’ but courtesy of federal minister Faisal Vawda we have now been introduced to ‘boots on the table.’ In late 2018 minister Vawda arrived...
This letter refers to the editorial ‘Complicated case’ . The editorial raises many questions on the judgment passed by the Lahore High Court setting aside the conviction of former president...
Irked by the criticism over his interference in political matters, Bipin Rawat, India’s ex-chief of army staff, now chief of defence staff , has come up with some dubious theories. According to...
In a recent meeting Prime Minister Imran Khan directed his advisors to keep check of hoarders and profiteers in order to control the prices of food items. There is, however, an urgent need to take...
This refers to the letter ‘Attestation’ by Nisar Ahmed. I fully endorse the concerns expressed by the writer. It has become a problem to get the required documents attested from the authorized...
In a rare show of consensus, the Senate has unanimously passed a bill for the establishment of the Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority . With the passage of this bill and the...
Police matters in Sindh seem to be back to square one. The Sindh government has already asked federal government to remove inspector general of police, Dr Kaleem Imam. The PTI-led federal government...
