Editorial: Sugar cartel
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has implicitly conceded a number of charges levelled against it by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). The CCP had issued a show-cause notice to the PSMA for a prima facie case of cartelisation after the completion of an enquiry report. The CCP... 
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COMMENT: Terrorism and Muslims —Dr Syed Mansoor Hussain
Islamic terrorism is a maliciously motivated misnomer used by those opposed to Islam for religious or political reasons. But the fact that many Muslims do have a tendency to think of the Muslims as a unified ‘Ummah’ that crosses cultural and national boundaries has helped to solidify this idea of...
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travelogue: Sindh and beyond —Shabbir Sheikh
Peer Sa’een is Peer Sa’een. He is not here to serve us. We vote for him and will keep doing so, as it is our duty
Vaderas, the de facto rulers of Interior Sindh, are generally untouchable. Nobody is there to challenge their licence to rule. As there is no other option but to woo...
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PURPLE PATCH: The Age of Fable —Thomas Bulfinch
The Druids were the priests or ministers of religion among the ancient Celtic nations in Gaul, Britain, and Germany. Our information respecting them is borrowed from notices in the Greek and Roman writers, compared with the remains of Welsh and Gaelic poetry still extant.
The Druids combined...
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COMMENT: In throes of a change —Shahzad Chaudhry
Pakistani society’s default DNA is agitational and anti-establishment. Pakistan was formed as a consequence of challenging the status-quo; Pakistan’s popular political forces are rooted in anti-establishmentarianism and reflect their best side when agitating, but when given control of power they...
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