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1st January, 2013
The Polio imbroglio
AFTER the killing of nine polio workers in Karachi and Peshawar during the anti-polio drive in December, the Unicef and…
AFTER the killing of nine polio workers in Karachi and Peshawar during the anti-polio drive in December, the Unicef and…
1st January, 2013
A shot at fame
NO, he is not to be confused with the other Asif who brought shame to the country. This Mohammad Asif…
NO, he is not to be confused with the other Asif who brought shame to the country. This Mohammad Asif…
1st January, 2013
Master of all he surveyed
SHAHBAZ Sharif wagged his finger like anything all through 2012. But he did a lot of other things as well…
SHAHBAZ Sharif wagged his finger like anything all through 2012. But he did a lot of other things as well…
1st January, 2013
Luring through laptops?
EYEING the youth was the mantra that influenced politics in Punjab during 2012. The PML-N government came up with ambitious …
EYEING the youth was the mantra that influenced politics in Punjab during 2012. The PML-N government came up with ambitious …
1st January, 2013
The Sharif daughter!
HOW the power drunk behave often remains covered by the thick sheet of their influence that is of late being…
HOW the power drunk behave often remains covered by the thick sheet of their influence that is of late being…
1st January, 2013
Up, up and up went the stocks
INVESTORS in stocks at the Pakistan capital markets have all the reasons to be pleased. The stocks have delivered a…
INVESTORS in stocks at the Pakistan capital markets have all the reasons to be pleased. The stocks have delivered a…
1st January, 2013
The glitter of gold
PEOPLE in developed world have moved on, but like other Asians, Pakistanis have yet to break out of the spell…
PEOPLE in developed world have moved on, but like other Asians, Pakistanis have yet to break out of the spell…
1st January, 2013
Gas, gas everywhere, not an ounce to fill
WEIRD things happened in 2012. For starters, the world did not come to an end on Dec 21 and all…
WEIRD things happened in 2012. For starters, the world did not come to an end on Dec 21 and all…
1st January, 2013
On the verge of 100
THE performance of the rupee on the value chart was closely monitored all year long in nervousness as it kept…
THE performance of the rupee on the value chart was closely monitored all year long in nervousness as it kept…
1st January, 2013
The bounty
THE gruff and grumpy sounding Minister of Railways does not pay a lot of tax. However, it is amazing how…
THE gruff and grumpy sounding Minister of Railways does not pay a lot of tax. However, it is amazing how…
1st January, 2013
Wit and sarcasm pull it off
ANWAR Maqsood unleashed his wit and sarcasm on unsuspecting audiences with his characteristically charming wit and sarcastic criticism by penning…
ANWAR Maqsood unleashed his wit and sarcasm on unsuspecting audiences with his characteristically charming wit and sarcastic criticism by penning…
1st January, 2013
PARLIAMENT: The bitter-sweet year
IT IS time to say goodbye to parliament’s bitter-sweet final year. Though the parliamentary year will last until March 16,…
IT IS time to say goodbye to parliament’s bitter-sweet final year. Though the parliamentary year will last until March 16,…
1st January, 2013
JUDICIAL ACTIVISM: The Swiss surrender
IN the context of the Executive-Judiciary relationship, the last few months of 2012 have been unprecedented in the history of…
IN the context of the Executive-Judiciary relationship, the last few months of 2012 have been unprecedented in the history of…
1st January, 2013
All between two chiefs
SUCH is the sweep of the high and the mighty that once they have expressed their opinion, everyone within hearing…
SUCH is the sweep of the high and the mighty that once they have expressed their opinion, everyone within hearing…
1st January, 2013
MILITANCY: A radicalised worldview
VIOLENT extremism and escalating militancy remained the biggest challenge for Pakistan in 2012. There has been a marked surge in…
VIOLENT extremism and escalating militancy remained the biggest challenge for Pakistan in 2012. There has been a marked surge in…
1st January, 2013
KARACHI: No more a mere bugbear
IN Karachi, a string of deadly attacks on religious minorities and law-enforcement agencies were blamed on Taliban militants during the…
IN Karachi, a string of deadly attacks on religious minorities and law-enforcement agencies were blamed on Taliban militants during the…
1st January, 2013
BALOCHISTAN: Band-aid solutions?
AFTER nearly five years of silence on Balochistan, 2012 proved to be the year that Pakistan’s largest province finally got…
AFTER nearly five years of silence on Balochistan, 2012 proved to be the year that Pakistan’s largest province finally got…
1st January, 2013
FOREIGN POLICY: Frictions and fissures
BARELY a week before the summit meeting between the presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey, the attempt to assassinate head…
BARELY a week before the summit meeting between the presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey, the attempt to assassinate head…
1st January, 2013
ECONOMY: Follies and more of them
THE national economy spent most of 2012 recovering from the damage done by the break up in ties with the…
THE national economy spent most of 2012 recovering from the damage done by the break up in ties with the…
1st January, 2013
SOCIAL SECTOR: The MDG failure
IN the context of education in Pakistan, 2012 will be long remembered as the Year of Malala Yusufzai. Nobody can…
IN the context of education in Pakistan, 2012 will be long remembered as the Year of Malala Yusufzai. Nobody can…
