The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) — formed under the 27th Constitutional Amendment — kicked off proceedings on November 18 from its temporary premises — the Islamabad High Court (IHC). However, despite passage of over 40 days, the court has not been moved to a new premises. A December 11 notification stated that the FCC would […]
In a bid to ease escalating political tensions in the country, the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) has announced that it will convene a national consultative conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Jan 7. Speaking to The Express Tribune, senior politician and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry, a key member of the committee, said the initiative is […]
Wheat and flour prices have increased further across the country, including Rahim Yar Khan, raising fears of another price hike ahead of the month of Ramazan which is likely to start from Feb 17. In the open market, the price of wheat has reached Rs4,200 per maund, reflecting an increase of Rs300 per maund over […]
PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman on Saturday voiced grave concern over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continued silence on attacks by Hindu extremist groups targeting religious minorities, especially Christians and Muslims. According to Indian media, just days before December 25, groups wielding wooden sticks damaged Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has noted that prolonged tax litigation not only constrains fiscal space but also undermines investor confidence and economic stability. He has underscored the judiciary’s commitment to reforms that promote timely justice, efficiency, and predictability, particularly in matters directly affecting the national economy. According to a statement issued by […]
Nelson Mandela’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Chairman Deng Xiaoping’s national transformative approaches stand out as a way out of grave political crisis. Despite enduring 27 years of solitary confinement, Mandela set personal grievance aside and embarked on national reconciliation to heal wounds and help South Africa move. Chairman Deng Xiaoping, too, inherited confusion and […]
When all seems well, be afraid. Be very afraid. As Pakistan embraces the new year, such concerns are swirling around for all the right and wrong reasons. The news cycle is still recovering from the hangover of the last sunsets, first fireworks and the innocent exuberance that comes with looking ahead. It’s an annual ritual, […]
Iran once again is simmering with protests. The uprising is economy-centric, though. The prevalent disgust is against the centralisation of powers in the religious coterie since the 1979 Revolution that has come down hard on those campaigning for civil liberties. Despite the Islamic Republic being the only democratic nomenclature in the region that resorts to […]
Pakistan has always had a turbulent history with vaccines. That history is once again catching up with the state. Sindh’s decision to include the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation is medically and administratively necessary. But it enters a public space shaped less by science and more by suspicion. Cervical cancer is […]
When households are forced to spend two-thirds of their income on food and electricity, the economy is no longer about growth. It is about survival. The latest Household Integrated Economic Survey confirms that living in Pakistan has become an exercise merely in staying afloat. Food alone now absorbs more than a third of household spending. […]