SRINAGAR — Poverty had pushed Shahzada Akhtar, a young woman from south Pulwama, to the brink of suicide. She was fighting depression of joblessness and pressure to pay off debts of her father.
Like many Kashmiri women, Akhtar is a breadwinner for (...)
Intellectual rights
The report “US removes KSA from intellectual rights watchlist” (Feb. 26) is good news for Saudi entrepreneurs and foreign companies. They can now be fearless in promoting intellectual property here and earn the benefits of (...)
Weak yuan
With reference to the article “China to keep yuan weak till crisis” (Oct. 27), I must say that it is quite irresponsible on the part of China to keep yuan weak and have an unfair advantage in the world market.
With a weak yuan, China (...)
Satellite channels
I commend Sabria's article “Saudi female journalist was LBC's scapegoat in conflict” (Oct. 28). She has very nicely put forward the issues for today's journalism. Since the advent of satellite channels, indecency in all forms (...)
