Opinions

The other half

TODAY is International Women’s Day. On this single day out of 365 days, women review the progress that they have…

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Monarchies, dynasties, institutions

IT has become de rigueur these days for many commentators to speak alarmingly about the pitfalls of political dynasties. The…

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Desperate to reach foreign shores

THE boat crash that killed around 60 people, and counting, off the Italian coast of Calabria had Pakistanis on board. As…

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Drift towards anarchy

WE have been in a perpetual state of crisis but what is happening now has pushed the country towards anarchy.…

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Deadly drivers

IT was around 10 in the morning of Friday, Feb 8, 2023 when the phone rang in a home in…

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Don’t blame the Chinese

AN exam question for CSS aspirants: what’s higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the seas, stronger than steel, and sweeter…

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Vicious cycle

THE dual issue of the presence and use of draconian laws against political opponents continues, cementing the impression of weak…

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Khan versus Bajwa

THE ongoing polemical war between the former prime minister and former army chief has laid bare the political machinations that marked the…

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Strange objects in the sky

IT all began with the Chinese spy balloon. After allowing it to fly for several days over US territory, the…

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Independent Central Bank

READERS may remember there was much hue and cry over the amendments to the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956,…

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