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The rot within EVEN by the abysmal standards of our broken legal system, the acquittal of former SSP Rao Anwar …

Days of despair Blame the politicians. Even those among us otherwise considered the staunchest optimists are now succumbing to the …

Breaking the stupor The country’s policy machinery has of late acted not very different from the indolent ass which inexplicably …

Football concerns A DAY after the FIFA-AFC delegation left the country after holding meetings with officials of the Pakistan Football …

Toshakhana gifts THE government shocked the Lahore High Court this week when during a hearing of a petition seeking past …

Consensus on Karachi CONTROVERSY continues to dog the results of the second phase of LG elections in Sindh conducted on …

Bloodbath at PSX AFTER the extended rout at the Pakistan Stock Exchange over the past few sessions, there are few …

Return to the NA Imran Khan’s hinted return to the National Assembly in order to enforce, through parliament, his party’s …

Hounding journalists WHEN it comes to press freedom, the arrest of journalist Shahid Aslam highlights the weaknesses in our democracy …

Dropping remittances ONE hopes the 19pc year-over-year decline in December remittances has given the resident ‘wizard’ in Q Block some …

ODI debacle THE year of the One-day International World Cup could not have gotten off to a better start for …

No more excuses THE ECP has done the right thing by refusing to delay the LG polls, due tomorrow in …

Into the unknown IT seems we are heading further into uncharted territory. Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has signed the …

Wheeling & dealing Whenever general elections draw close, the nation’s ‘electables’ and ‘influentials’ begin a frantic search for political platforms …

A ray of light The commitments of nearly $10bn for flood recovery at the donors’ conference in Geneva on Monday …

Street crimes’ solution DESPITE the authorities’ promises to get tough on perpetrators, there appears to be no let-up in the …

Assurances to IMF With the finance minister taking a back seat in recent days, it does not exactly inspire confidence …

A narrow save FOR 21 deliveries, the whole of Pakistan held its breath. After the opening match in the two-match …