THE austerity measures announced by the federal government on Wednesday should not have come as an afterthought. Pakistan had already been mired in a mushrooming economic crisis when the PDM government took over. There had been only two key priorities… Continue Reading
By Muhammad Akbar Notezia IN Balochistan, they say, there is no dearth of unfortunate news. When word got out that the bodies of Khan Mohammad Marri’s wife and two sons had turned up in a well in Barkhan, the grisly… Continue Reading
The decision by the US Copyright Office is among the first to deal with AI-generated artwork and intellectual property A US federal agency has concluded that artwork made using artificial intelligence does not qualify for copyright protections, saying such images… Continue Reading
AFTAB Sultan, whom Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had described last July as “a man of impeccable integrity, having an impressive past record” — someone whose “credibility is beyond doubt” — has chosen to step down as chairman of the National… Continue Reading
LAHORE: On the first day of the ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ launched by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), at least “81 party supporters”, including members of its top brass, were rounded up by the police and moved to Kot Lakhpat jail after… Continue Reading
THERE appears to be no end to the tales of woe and misery emerging from Balochistan. While the province’s misfortunes are well documented, the grim discovery of the bodies of a woman and two young boys from a well in… Continue Reading
China unveils global security paper The document offers a sharp rebuke of “the Cold War mentality,” hegemonism, and unilateralism China has released its Global Security Initiative Concept Paper, which focuses on preventing conflicts and promoting global security, while blasting the… Continue Reading
WE have been in a perpetual state of crisis but what is happening now has pushed the country towards anarchy. It’s a free for all with state institutions at loggerheads. The so-called democratic process is all but dead, worsening our… Continue Reading
IN her remarks to a German broadcaster on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last week, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva set out the agenda for good fiscal governance in Pakistan. “What we are asking for are steps that Pakistan… Continue Reading
Will Pakistan’s banking system be able to effect its conversion to a completely Islamic system within the govt’s stated timeline? The former governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP,) Dr Ishrat Husain, sounded uncharacteristically upset one morning in November… Continue Reading