Editorial

Islam opposes terrorism Islam preaches peace. It never supports any kind of terrorist activity. The prophet (PBUH) spent all his life for the sake of...

Tanveer Hossain Khan :Education is a process through which human beings stay close together. It is important to recognise the essential role of education in...

George Friedman :British Prime Minister David Cameron has negotiated a new relationship with Brussels. The deal, reached with European leaders on 19 February, addresses some...

Françoise Girard :Mosquitoes know no boundaries, and neither does fear. As public-health experts grapple with the Zika virus, panic continues to spread around the world....

Brahma Chellaney :When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and...

Proliferation of coaching centres :Private coaching centres are responsible for the deterioration of the quality of education in the country. These are involved in all...

THE government has decided to halt fertilizer production from the next month diverting the gas supplies to the power plants, which aims at increasing generation...

THE ATM theft at some city points early this month by fraudsters revealed in the hindsight the bigger stake that the country’s ATM banking is...

Life in slums The destruction of rural economy forced many rural people to move to the capital and other cities. Many of them now live...

Kemal Dervis :Over the last few decades, oil prices have fluctuated widely – ranging from $10 to $140 a barrel – posing a challenge to...

Elena Ianchovichina and Shanta Devaraja :The collapse of oil prices to levels unseen since the early 2000s has shaken markets and confidence in the health...

Joseph E. Stiglitz and Hamid Rashid :Developing countries are bracing for a major slowdown this year. According to the UN report World Economic Situation and...