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Dignity on sale for a bag of flour

Asem Mustafa Awan
Islamabad: They are poor. They are hungry. They have very little money even to buy a bag of flour. They suffer indignity of standing in queue for hours to receive a bag of flour at a government rate.
They live

Unending Quest for Justice 

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad:Saeeda Sultan refuses to be denied justice. She was five years of age when Pakistan was created. For half a century she has spent countless hours in the corridors of courts in pursuit of justice. During this…

ECP must come up to the mark 

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: President Arif Alvi has sent back the Islamabad Local Government Amendment Bill without his signature. In the Bill, the government has made amendments including increasing the number of union councils, which…

Pakistan’s Road Map For 2023

Mohammed Ajeeb London: A very dear friend of mine asked me if I would write a short article sketching the economic and political challenges for Pakistan in the year 2023 and the directions the country may choose to travel to achieve its…

Hope & Trepidation for 2023

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: We are about to say goodbye to 2022 and a warm welcome to 2023, in hope and in trepidation. 2022 has been perhaps the most tumultuous year for both countries of my residence – Pakistan my country of birth and…

Power Politics In Punjab Intensifies

Asem Mustafa Awan
Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has submitted his affidavit in the court at the request of the Lahore High Court, in which he has promised not to send advice to the governor to dissolve the

Cheers &Tears of 2022

Ishtiaq Ahmed The year 2022 has been a most tumultuous year of cheers and tears: Tears: February 2022 saw the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia on 24th February, triggering worldwide economic and political uncertainties. Tears:…