Blog US notes Pakistan’s progress in curbing human trafficking CGR Jul 20, 2022 WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan from the Tier 2 watch list to Tier 2 on its trafficking…
Blog Man for himself CGR Jul 9, 2022 The manner of his departure speaks volumes about the man. He has always acted, like Mr.Trump, as if the rules…
Blog Extraordinary times CGR Jul 7, 2022 We live in extraordinary times: on the one hand, technologies of all sorts - biological, robotic, digital - are…
Blog United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC): A Million… CGR Jul 5, 2022 Convention. In the year2000, the UN General Assembly passed a United Nations Convention against Transnational…
Blog Fascism and wealthy backers CGR Jun 23, 2022 There are two kinds of Fascists: those who give orders and those who take them. A popular base gives Fascism the…
Blog Fair Elections CGR Jun 20, 2022 The fairness of an election is more important than who wins. Concerns arise only when leaders try to augment their…
Blog Karachi is hard to love CGR Jun 16, 2022 Karachi is hard to love. Its treacherous seas tried to devour Sanval, the husband of the city’s founding matriarch,…
Blog Politicians should address real issues CGR May 31, 2022 Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked on 30 May 2022 that “state played no role in preventing…
Blog Chaos and bedlam CGR May 25, 2022 Dawn’s editorial of 25 May 2022 “Back to bedlam” must be taken as a warning by all concerned “at a time of severely…
Blog Legitimate transfer of power CGR May 24, 2022 Thomas Friedman, in his latest piece in NYT on his lunch with Biden, wrote these ominous words: “I fear that we’re…