Baba Jan's crime is agitation against the police for killings of a man and his son at a demonstration in August 2011.

Why should the PML-N government prevent political parties from organising themselves at the grassroots?

That a foreigner walking alone cannot be taken by the police as anyone but a spy says a lot about our xenophobia.

The Railways’ predicament, like that of the entire Pakistan, concerns lack of ideas and self-interested policies.

Political participation and education may be of greater value than just ridding the world of Bin Laden.

Thousands of farmers have been protesting for a while, but do we care? Time is running out.

Pakistani culture is a hodgepodge of several different sets. It cannot be confined to territorial borders.

Would you call those who form the Pakistani state "true Muslims"? I wouldn't.

The urban elite stand shoulder to shoulder with the sardar when it comes to their track record on human rights.

The presence of squatter settlements signifies a disconnect between the state and the people. Pakistan urgently needs to provide a new social contract to them.