Category: 9. Editorial

Fire of Nationalism – Daily Times We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to… Continue Reading News Source: dailytimes.com.pk

EDITORIAL: Senator Sherry Rehman is right to note that “institutional Pakistan remains confused about climate change”, urging the country to chart its own path “rather than wait for directives from the global North”. Speaking at the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC) roundtable on post-COP29 outcomes, the senator called for urgent recalibration of the…

EDITORIAL: The 33 percent year-on-year decline in cotton production would be bad news in the best of times, but it’s much worse now because it will not only deliver a blow to the struggling cotton sector — on which the country’s flagship export sector depends — but also bite into foreign exchange reserves at a…

Deaths in traffic accidents have become such a serious matter that the Karachi police chief had to hold a press conference to sound the alert and announce steps that are planned to control this massacre on Karachi roads. The most vulnerable in this mayhem on our streets are the motorcycle riders who form 57% of…

EDITORIAL: The government’s admission on December 16 in parliament of at least partial responsibility for sluggish internet speeds, social media monitoring and restricted internet freedoms — while overdue — at least provides some reassurance to citizens, however negligible, that the authorities are, finally, not entirely being economical with the truth. Parliamentary Secretary for… Continue Reading…

Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector participation in the distribution sector, starting with the best-performing power distribution companies (Discos), with the hope that the success of this initial initiative could pave the way for the private sector participation in under-performing Discos notwithstanding…

“Whatever we are subjected to in childhood, we bestow on our children.” “A blanket statement from someone with little knowledge of child psychology, just like the opinion makers who falsely purport to speak for the people.” “Hamm, I would extend that to include politicians…” “Form 47 versus form 45……” “I am speaking from an international…

Representational image of a tax return form. — APP/File Tax laws are almost always alienating for the people. It is an inevitable part of the entire proposition of taxes. No one enjoys giving up a portion of their… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

  Pakistani military personnel stand beside a Shaheen III surface-to-surface ballistic missile during Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan March 23, 2019. — Reuters The US has imposed sanctions on… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk

Women shop at a market after in Rawalpindi on May 9, 2024. — AFP In the 1990s, Pakistan was the richest country in South Asia. Today it is one of the poorest. In 1995, Pakistan ranked six places ahead of India and… Continue Reading News Source: www.thenews.com.pk