Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Let’s plead with the Powers That Be: give talks a chance…’ “Two press conferences, and there was many a similarity.” “Well you know the life-long party heads brook no... Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: PTI protesters hiding in hospitals? “The case of the disappearance of Gandapur.” “Indeed, the way the airwaves are focused on his disappearance... Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:03am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘I see you are enamoured of the Trenchman’ “I have another proverb for you: jack of all trades and master of none – does it relate to the people of the ... Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Too much and too early “I have come to the conclusion that proverbs are regional, if not country specific.” “Really, and this... Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Opinion Is de-dollarisation on the move? This is the second of a two-part series on de-dollarisation. President Richard Nixon’s treasury secretary John... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:24am
Opinion Partly Facetious: Biden backpedals “So Biden, now unambiguously a lame-duck president, said the US is in discussions with Israel on potential strikes... Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The ME is smouldering “Uh oh.” “I reckon it’s much more than an uh oh moment. The Middle East is smouldering, but you know I don’t see the... Updated 04 Oct, 2024 08:18am
Opinion Is de-dollarisation on the move **This is the first of a two-part series on de-dollarisation. An exclusive report carried by Business Recorder... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:09am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Freud’s theory was that group therapy can be successful “I want to give some advice.” “There is no one here but us chickens, and we cluck and can’t absorb... Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am
Opinion In-house instead of out-house reforms Pakistan has received the most International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes (23 to date) than any other country in... Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:31am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The contest between two deputy prime ministers “So the visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister said we should resist pressure from the West like New Delhi.”... Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: COA will be replaced with COD? “Success has many fathers, so stated Irfan Siddiqui from the Nawala group, but failure is an orphan.” “Oh?... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: South Asians are extremely sensitive people “One has to give due credit to those who teach journalism.” “Right, but their teachings fall by the wayside... Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am
Opinion Fact-check on PML-N claim The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, labelled delays in the International Monetary Fund’s... Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:46am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Parliament is supreme on paper? “I think there is a need to distinguish between an outright war and a war of words.” “Sticks and stones may... Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:56am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The Khawaja abandoned his narrative of the day before “There are some narratives that are so flawed that I can’t understand why they not only continue but gain momentum.”... Updated 13 Sep, 2024 07:59am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘I am ideologically on the same side as Harris…’ “I saw the Harris-Trump debate, and you know I don’t quite agree with the analysis by one major US news... Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: The low-hanging fruit were the PTI parliamentarians “What’s your take on all this?” “Well, the rats are away and the…” “Rats? It’s more like playing cops and robbers,... Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:24am
Opinion An intriguing televised address Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, in a televised address to the nation this Tuesday past claimed that the... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:59am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Comparisons must not be between apples and oranges “I would like to give a few examples and then…” “Relating to?” “Relating to restive provinces in a... Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept