Criminalising torture

The passage of The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2022, by the Senate on Thursday is a welcome step on the way to abolishing some of the most abominable practices in Pakistan. While it is unlikely ...

Shadow president

The Greek King Croesus has been reincarnated in president-elect Donald Trump, except that in Trump’s case, every friend he touches carries a billion-dollar tag: Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle; David Sacks, who is to b...

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In search of growth

There appears to be growing impatience within the government with the ongoing economic adjustment, and an itch to somehow kick-start growth. The itch grows out of the realisation that the most certain way to break the Imran K...

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Legalising Big Brother

WE are reaching a point where we are unable to count the number of times the expression ‘yet another attempt’ has been used for the state’s efforts to restrict freedom of speech and undermine the right to privacy in Pakist...

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Aggression in Syria

Taking advantage of the chaos in post-Assad Syria, Israel has proceeded to grab more of the Arab state’s land, while destroying a large percentage of Syria’s military infrastructure. While Israel had been conducting attacks ...

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Electricity rates

The government is renegotiating power purchase agreements with private power producers to slash their capacity purchase payments in order to reduce electricity prices for end-consumers. The capacity payments are inbuilt in consu...

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