By Zofeen T.Ebrahim Refugee dilemma THE detention of nearly 1,200 Afghan nationals, including 178 children, has received much media attention and generated bad press for the Sindh government. It has also brought in its wake increasing fear for many Afghans,… Continue Reading
Tim Southee fell agonisingly short of leading New Zealand to victory in his first series in charge and the 34-year-old put it down to Sarfaraz Ahmed’s dream comeback for Pakistan. The two-Test series in Karachi ended in a o-o stalemate… Continue Reading
By Muhammad Amir Rana WITH the Taliban having banned their education, Pakistan can allow Afghan female students to complete their degrees in Pakistan. This would allow the country to embark on a new Afghan policy, which it direly needs after… Continue Reading
By Behram Baloch GWADAR: The Makran division commissioner has denied that any operation had been carried out against supporters and leaders of Haq Do Tehreek to take any kind of ‘revenge’, asserting that action was taken to reopen the port… Continue Reading
By Raashid Wali Janjua The time has come for Pakistan to take some tough decisions and reorient its economic policies. Business as usual will yield the same errors. The shocking economic and human security projections will make the 100 million… Continue Reading
KARACHI: Ideas for the future are being thrown around by Shahid Afridi, who reiterated that naming the squad for the three-match One-day International series against New Zealand is his last assignment in the role as Pakistan’s interim chief selector. In… Continue Reading
By Pervez Hoodbhoy AS the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) ramp up their murderous attacks on Pakistani soldiers, ISI officers, police, and ordinary citizens, the men who run Pakistan’s security establishment are trotting out the usual bluff and bluster. Over 100 attacks… Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday categorically asked Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, without directly naming them, to deny safe haven to Pakistani terrorist groups on its soil and end their patronage, while reiterating its intent to crush terrorist groups… Continue Reading
As humans, we have excluded ourselves from the ecological cycle, pretending to be owners of the planet and its natural resources. This is truly unnatural. We need to understand that we are one of the major components of the ecosystem,… Continue Reading
THE State Bank’s decision to hike its key policy rate by 100 basis points to a 24-year high of 16pc, after maintaining the status quo in its last two monetary policy committee meetings in August and October, is a step… Continue Reading