Senators drop a bombshell

[ad_1] Whatever the Senate of Pakistan did yesterday was expected, it is highly disappointing nevertheless. With the elections just a few weeks away, it has passed a resolution seeking to…

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Sporting a Charlie Chaplin moustache

[ad_1] “So is the present more important than say legacy?” “If you ask me, then I would say both – I want an easy present life and would like to…

PTI: nothing has been lost

[ad_1] That the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP’s) decision of depriving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of its election symbol ‘bat’ has caused a considerable controversy is a fact. The ECP, in…

Money talks in politics

[ad_1] Money talks in politics and political processes globally, which necessitates regulations to ensure democratic values associated with accountability and transparency are not undermined – values that many a Pakistani…

Things seem to be getting better now

[ad_1] Not only has the clarity about country’s economic indicators, including an increase in foreign exchange reserves of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), given a meaningful boost to country’s stock…

‘The profundity of a level playing field’

[ad_1] This is apropos a letter to the Editor “The profundity of a level playing field” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Abu Adnan, has presented a highly informed…

Nawaz’s 9-point agenda

[ad_1] Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader, three times elected and convicted former prime minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, has been granted a temporary suspension of sentence in…

Caretakers and a trembling economy

[ad_1] Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power form the basis of a stable democracy in any country.…

Alvi seeks legal opinion of ministry

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday sought the legal opinion of the Ministry of Law and Justice on the letter of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The…

IK bowls yorkers with accuracy – II

[ad_1] The Asian Tiger that we were supposed to be are more closer in look to an embarrassed tiger, whose tail hides between its legs. There is an Aesop’s fable…