THERE is an agenda for economic renewal that is now so well known, so oft repeated, that it risks being entombed in that temple where all good ideas go to die. The state must raise the revenues to pay for its expenditures, says the agenda. If this doesn’t happen, the spiral of endless borrowing will […]
GENEVA, Nov 24 (Reuters): Iran and six world powers clinched a deal on Sunday curbing the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signaling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that could ease the risk of a wider Middle East war. Aimed at ending a long festering standoff, the interim pact between Iran
By Nasira Jabeen ‘So you have had your Eid then’, is an often expressed interjection, addressed to one who happened to have gone through moments of felicity – resulting from any of the many causes for feeling happy, composed and content and blessed. And when the actual Eid day’s happy note is stroked on its
Actually it was late September this year when I conceived to write this article but due to some unavoidable circumstances it could not be completed. Thanks to the GLOF project Chitral, particularly its Manager Hameed Ahmed Mir, who gave me an opportunity to attend a workshop on Disaster Risks Management which instigated me to complete
By Rakhshinda Shakir The combination of these three alphabets – M O M – when touches my crimson lips, the panic in my heart vanishes into soft smiles. While picturing her presence in mind I see my world emerging as a rainbow in the sky. The reverent personality in the entire world could be no
