PM Modi targeting non-BJP states for high fuel taxes at a Covid review meeting is unfortunate. Fuel taxes have been used by all sides to bolster revenues. Union government is also guilty of managing fuel prices for electoral reasons. A national consensus is needed on fuel taxes, not public finger-pointing.
Karachi University bombing shows how lethal BLA can be. Islamabad must address grievances
Tuesday’s suicide-bombing at Karachi University, carried out by a Baloch Liberation Army woman cadre, illustrates the growing lethality of the secessionist group’s war against Pakistan. Extra-judicial executions and torture haven’t stamped out the Baloch insurgency. It will continue as long as Baloch political and economic grievances aren’t addressed by Islamabad.