Budget 2020-2021 | Editorial
The federal budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 comes at a challenging time when economic growth all over the world …
Read MoreSino-US Ties at a Crossroads By Maleeha Lodhi
THE confrontation instigated by the United States with China continues to intensify. The pandemic has escalated tensions between them that …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 13 June 2020
Worst food crisis ‘in 50 years’! The food crisis that top international institutions within and outside the UN have …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 13 June 2020
A rolling budget? What was supposed to be an extraordinary budget, given the unprecedented economic misery brought about by …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 13 June 2020
Blaming the people? THE number of Covid-19 cases across the country are increasing rapidly, with social media posts and news …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 12 June 2020
Among the top 10 Hopefully now, as the prime minister has promised to monitor implementation of SOPs (standard operating …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 12 June 2020
Social stigma and Covid-19 In spite of ceaseless talks in the media about preventive measures against the coronavirus, there is …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 12 June 2020
Economy in distress THE Economic Survey released on Thursday paints a picture of an economy in deep distress. Since the …
Read MoreEconomy in Distress | Editorial
THE Economic Survey released on Thursday paints a picture of an economy in deep distress. Since the period covered by …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 11 June 2020
Dwindling growth It ought to worry the government that the World Bank has just revised Pakistan’s growth projection for …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 11 June 2020
WHO’s concern The rise in the number of Covid-19 cases — around 5,000 a day over the last 10 …
Read MoreA Nuclear Iran | Editorial
The International Atomic Energy Agency has blamed Iran for violating all restrictions of the 2015 nuclear deal that was unceremoniously …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 11 June 2020
WHO’s advice THE writing was on the wall from the start. Only the government refused to see it. Now, the …
Read MoreDaily Times Editorial 10 June 2020
WHO warning Now that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Pakistan has met virtually no pre-requisites for …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 10 June 2020
Wheat import The federal government efforts to control flour prices have seen the removal of restrictions on wheat imports by …
Read MoreDawn Editorial 10 June 2020
Path of disaster THE nightmare scenario that doctors in the country had warned of in April is fast approaching. At …
Read MoreThe Pandemic and Political Order By Francis Fukuyama
Major crises have major consequences, usually unforeseen. The Great Depression spurred isolationism, nationalism, fascism, and World War II—but also led …
Read MoreThe Express Tribune Editorial 9 June 2020
100,000 cases With more than a hundred thousand Covid-positive cases and deaths in excess of two thousand, Pakistan now …
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