Category: 9. Editorial

  • From steam engines to silicon chips

    From steam engines to silicon chips

    This photo taken on March 22, 2024, shows semiconductor products displayed during the SEMICON China semiconductor exhibition in Shanghai. — AFP  The economic and social development of nations since the 19th… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

  • The 2024 Karma Express

    The 2024 Karma Express

    A shopkeeper arranges flags of political parties at his shop in Karachi. — AFP/File If irony had a face, it would be that of 2024. An election year – supposedly a celebration of democracy – has instead become… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

  • This deathly lure of Europe

    This deathly lure of Europe

    Shoppers walk along a shopping street in Rome, Italy, December 23, 2022. — ReutersWhen you walk the streets in a major European city, you are likely to pass by immigrants who stand out because of their appearance. Some are visibly struggling to survive in a potentially inhospitable… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

  • The system of authoritarian socialism

    The system of authoritarian socialism

    Selfishness is not in the idea of living your life the way you want to live; selfishness is more in the way that we want others to think in the same way and hold the same opinion. Authoritarian… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • uncertainty grips the Middle East

    uncertainty grips the Middle East

    The swift collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year regime in Syria has sent shockwaves across the region, reshaping the political landscape of the Middle East. Within just 11 days, opposition… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • Our capricious tax policy

    Our capricious tax policy

    The government’s recent initiative following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s directive to ensure effective and swift taxation, along with strict measures for revenue collection, has caused great… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • Truth, power – and Pakistan

    Truth, power – and Pakistan

    In a world where truth is a taboo, the liar is king. —Anonymous   Truth and power are often viewed as opposing forces, wherein the former subtly incorporates elements of the latter, but the… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • Child beggary

    Child beggary

    Punjab has taken a significant step towards safeguarding its most vulnerable population – children – by proposing an increase in the penalty for forcing minors to beg from just one-year… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • Vacant PAC chair

    Vacant PAC chair

    The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman’s post has been lying vacant since the new coalition government came to power in February 2024. As per parliamentary and democratic tradition, the… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk

  • Military verdicts

    Military verdicts

    With the first phase of sentencing by the military courts, involving 25 accused, the charge has been handed over to the civil sphere. The May 9, 2023 riots case seems to be now heading towards… Continue Reading News Source: tribune.com.pk