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Living In A Volatile Neighbourhood

Living In A Volatile Neighbourhood

Pakistan has four neighbours — Afghanistan, China, India and Iran. Following the country’s borderline, this way of looking at Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood leaves a gap: the Line of Control, or…

The Curse Of Riba

The Curse Of Riba

Last week I went to Karachi – the city of lights – my city. There I met a number of well-known, successful industrialists who have been a pillar of strength…

Prisoner Of Ego

Prisoner Of Ego

Ensuring rule of law and upholding sanctity of the Constitution is as imperative for the rulers as it is for the opposition parties. In a democratic dispensation the ruling party…

NAB & Deep Wounds of a Retired Top Bureaucrat

NAB & Deep Wounds of a Retired Top Bureaucrat

A retired federal secretary and FBR former chairman M Iqbal Farid is fighting his case both in the apex court and with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Bureau’s high…

Our Treatment Of Them

Our Treatment Of Them

IT got to a point where the newspaper started smelling like a hospital. It is difficult to say when was the last time the healthcare system in the country came…

Exchange Rate And The Pakistani Economy

Exchange Rate And The Pakistani Economy

Why is it that while we Indians love India, Pakistanis don’t seem to like Pakistan? — L K Advani I visit Pakistan two to three times a year and am…