Fuel price spike sparks fare surge

RAWALPINDI: Following a second major increase in petroleum prices, public transport operating within the city, on long routes between the twin cities and surrounding areas has raised fares. The stop-to-stop fare has been increased to Rs30, making it the new minimum fare. Rawalpindi-Islamabad public transport has raised per passenger fare by Rs15, while routes to … Read more

from Pax Americana to Pax Silica

. The writer is a Doctor of Philosophy in Semiotics and Philosophy of Communication from Charles University Prague. She can be reached at shaziaanwer@yahoo.com Humanity is still recovering from Cold War 1.0, the rusted Iron Curtain and forever-perpetual wars of choice, yet a new Cold War has already set the stage. However, it has new … Read more