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
Dr Noman Ahmed DiSTURBING news has been emanating from Gwadar for several weeks now. People led by a political leader have been demanding their basic rights. Access to fishing in their own waters, the security of tenure of fisherfolk’s settlements,… 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
By Humayun Gauhar With the recent assassination attempt on Imran Khan, all eyes will be on his political progress and the security situation going forward. Whether or not one likes him, it is certain that Imran Khan is one of… 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
OW that the drama over the appointment of a new army chief is over, the government and opposition, as well as the media, should focus on the real challenges facing the country. For weeks, the chief of army staff’s appointment… Continue Reading
ASK anyone familiar with economic matters what is the basic problem with Pakistan’s economy and they will say it’s the current account deficit. And that would be the correct answer. The boom-and-bust cycle of our economy is precisely because… Continue Reading
Brazilian King of football’ Pele dies at 82 SAO PAULO: Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the “beautiful game”, died on Thursday at the age… Continue Reading