The Verdict

Governments have interfered in Karachi’s development with policies that benefited not the city but the ruling party

The powers granted under the ordinance are blatantly disproportionate to the objective of maintaining public order.

As we commemorate our Constitution's golden jubilee, we must confront some difficult concerns.

Are our statesmen in cradle? Or is society barren and unable to produce them?

This pattern of public expenditure of the last three decades will indeed lead the economy and country to bankruptcy.

Has the ‘long march’ become a norm of our political society?

The IMF money came, evaporated, and the investor confidence remains chronically ill as the political circus continues.

How many Khadijas and Noors must fall victim before we realise? How many must fall before we can all rise?

Poor policies by the ruling party put Sri Lanka in debt default. Pakistan could follow if it doesn't course-correct.

Advancing gender parity would also mean that gender-sensitive policies are adopted in the workplace