Category: 9. Editorial

Of all the games, cricket like the western civilization, has the potential of becoming the most unpredictable and uncertain game. The maxim famous for its uncertainty is that, “no match is won or lost until the last ball is bowled or the last run is scored”. “War and lechery,” Shakespeare says, adding: “confound all”. So…

EDITORIAL: It has happened yet again. At least 44 Pakistanis aboard a migrant boat have perished at sea while trying to reach Europe. According to reports, the boat carrying 86 people, including 66 Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania for Spain and remained stranded in the Atlantic Ocean for 13 days before capsizing off the…

The SBP has released the estimate of the Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) Index of the rupee in December 2024. It stands at 103.7, as compared to 103.2 in November. The value in December is the highest since April 2024 when it stood at 104.4. The SBP has cautioned that the REER index should not…

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its “Country Partnership Framework” recommends a growth model overhaul arguing that the existing model dominated by public consumption, high levels of debt, low productivity and poor capital accumulation accounts for a rise in income inequality, rise in poverty levels (Pakistan’s poverty levels are a high of 41 percent rivaling Sub-Sahara…

Pakistan’s agricultural sector stands as a cornerstone of its economy, contributing approximately 23 percent to the GDP and employing over 37 percent of the national labor force. With agricultural land covering 47 percent of the national territory—surpassing the global average of 38 percent—the sector’s significance extends beyond mere statistics, as it generates roughly 70 percent…

EDITORIAL: The verdict announced by the accountability court against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi in the Al-Qadir Trust case was the one matter in which the PTI founder faced significant corruption allegations, unlike other instances where the charges against him did not directly involve corruption or gain from illicit dealings.…

Local government, as the name suggests, refers to a set-up established locally to cater to the needs of the public falling within its jurisdiction with the word ‘government’ reflecting the representative nature of such a set-up. An objective and critical analysis of local government may indicate towards the set-up being repugnant with the authoritative supremacy…

“It’s amazing what a political victory can do.” “Indeed, the 14-year jail sentence against The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…” “Yep, The Tarars are loudly and sanctimoniously…” “Hey, Azma and Attaullah are not related.” “Oh I see, so it’s like there are many Mr Browns, and Blacks and Whites…” “And Brown Popes and…”…

What has no feet but travels far? “Fake News.” Apparently, all it takes for social media users to amass tens of thousands of views is a toxic concoction of misinformation, crass allegations and the usual splash of self-righteous patriotism. What this alarming surge of fake news means for public discourse and democracy is of no…