The word ‘aid’ cannot be mentioned to our creditors without the word ‘reform’ in close proximity.

Justice must now speak a language that everybody understands: Murder cannot be justified, no matter what the grounds.

A few months back in these pages I said “look out for this headline, Sheikh briefs full cabinet.”

Celebrate all manner of bloodlust because soon there will be nobody left in your life who can call murder by its name.

Inflation is biggest story we’re looking at throughout the year, bigger than militancy, drone attacks, any bomb.

The outgoing year will be remembered as the year it all began to come apart at the seams.

It’s the time of year to take stock of things. What were the economic highlights of the year 2010?

All three rulers in the past two decades have tried to advance the cause of revenue enhancement.

Why should China give us even one per cent of her forex reserves? Why should we salivate at the prospect?

Tax reform was born out of existential necessity but it will die at the hands of political exigency of the worst kind.