Articles by Editorial
ACROSS the Middle East, three main hotspots should remain cause for concern for the international community: the ‘frozen’ Iran war, the Lebanese conflict, and the dire humanitarian situation in Ga...
THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their personal freedoms.
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, it is worth reflecting on the ...
THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to Pakistan’s efforts — still holds, negotiations are deadlocked, and both states ...
THE annual observance of May Day should move beyond statements about the state’s commitment to the rights of workers and serve, instead, as a stock-taking exercise to see how far the nation lags beh...
THE UAE’s exit from Opec is another sign of the major geopolitical shifts that are reshaping the global order. One of the organisation’s top producers, the UAE’s decision seems largely influence...
THE State Bank’s decision to raise its key policy rate by 100 basis points to 11.5pc signals a shift in priorities from supporting growth to protecting macroeconomic stability, preserving exchange r...
THE US is undoubtedly the world’s top military and economic power at this time. Yet as the Iran quagmire has shown, despite its great wealth and cutting-edge firepower, America has failed to subdue ...
NEGOTIATIONS to hammer out the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement took nearly two years before a breakthrough was achieved. Therefore, expecting Iran and the US to reach a deal that can end the war launched ...
VACCINES rarely make the headlines unless there is an outbreak. This World Immunisation Week, it is a moment to reflect on how one of Pakistan’s quietest public-health successes remains one of its m...
THE fact that the truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended for three weeks should be welcomed. But there should be no illusions about Tel Aviv’s intentions in Lebanon and the rest of the M...
