Pakistan isn’t progressing because of nepotism
Country's social development is limited due to the governing authorities' preferential treatment of their kith and kin
Women with “expiry dates”: Media’s gendered ageism
Dr Rakhshinda Perveen | Updated Sep 07, 2023To our Pakistaniyat, with love
Ummar Ziauddin | Updated Sep 05, 2023Food, water, taxes, now electricity – no relief for the common man
Beenish Fatima | Updated Aug 30, 2023Blaming the FBR but not ourselves for not paying taxes
Muneeza Imran | Updated Sep 08, 2023Blaming the FBR but not ourselves for not paying taxes
Before you cast your stone at the FBR, many of the issues we face are due to the collective refusal to pay taxes.
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Learning lessons from the Battagram incident
Naseerullah Khan | Updated Sep 01, 2023 -
Food, water, taxes, now electricity – no relief for the common man
Beenish Fatima | Updated Aug 30, 2023 -
Trial by fire: Burning the white from Pakistan’s flag
Raza Habib Raja | Updated Aug 25, 2023 -
Caretaker government takes the wheel on a rough road
Mohsin Fareed Shah | Updated Aug 24, 2023
Saudi-Emirati ties: A Gulf symphony
Amid the chaos, KSA and UAE have emerged as two lead performers, delivering a show that redefines regional diplomacy.
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Will India take responsibility for its missile accident?
Sana Hamid | Updated Apr 18, 2023 -
Pakistan-Iraq relations: What did Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's visit achieve?
Sarang Latif Chandio | Updated Jun 10, 2023 -
Collective conscience of the leaders of ummah taking a nap
Tariq T Shah | Updated May 17, 2023 -
America's continued war in Afghanistan
Farrukh Aleem Mirza | Updated Dec 30, 2022
Constitutional conundrum: Presidential non-assent vs parliament
With Alvi's denial of his assent to Official Secrets and Army bills, the constitutional validity now hangs by a thread
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Election Act amendment: Unconstitutional and undemocratic
Faridoon Kamran | Updated Aug 04, 2023 -
Is the Maintenance Public Order a draconian law?
Aiema Asrar | Updated May 31, 2023 -
Unpacking Karachi: Providing for all, ignored by all
Dr Raza Ali Khan | Updated Jun 06, 2023 -
Census 2023: Karachi fights for its rights
Kainat Farooq | Updated Jun 27, 2023
Women with “expiry dates”: Media’s gendered ageism
While media is becoming an effective mouthpiece for feminism, it is still blatantly comfortable with its ageist tilt
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Predatory loan apps amid an economic crisis
Umer Aamir | Updated Sep 04, 2023 -
Is Pervez Hoodbhoy right? Are Pakistani men migrating to Europe for "adventures"?
Hina Husain | Updated Aug 21, 2023 -
Shahzada Dawood’s tragic demise and your misplaced reactions
Raza Habib Raja | Updated Jun 26, 2023 -
Javed Akhtar’s problematic visit to Pakistan
Kiran Wali | Updated Mar 02, 2023
How development leads to modern states of mass consumption
The concept of stages helps us understand why the disparity between first and third-world countries even exists
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Pakistan isn’t progressing because of nepotism
Rida Ejaz | Updated Sep 14, 2023 -
To our Pakistaniyat, with love
Ummar Ziauddin | Updated Sep 05, 2023 -
Dear Pakistan, I still love you to the moon and back
Bisma Tirmizi | Updated Aug 28, 2023 -
Are we really independent?
Sukkena Afzal | Updated Aug 17, 2023
The farmer, his son and their dog
I pleaded with the veterinarian, but I could not convince him to examine Simba
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Habib Jalib’s requiem for Armenia prefigures the current conflict
Raza Naeem | Updated Oct 07, 2020 -
The dirge Muneebur Rahman wrote after Gandhi’s assassination
Raza Naeem | Updated Oct 02, 2020 -
Reading Mohammad Khalid Akhtar’s futuristic satire on International Translation Day
Raza Naeem | Updated Sep 30, 2020 -
Reading two South Asian poets on Gamal Abdel Nasser’s 50th death anniversary
Raza Naeem | Updated Sep 28, 2020