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Airaaf Ali

The Express Tribune

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Our admission system rewards privilege, not potential

Every year, nearly 200,000 ambitious Pakistani students sit for the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT), competing for barely 4,000...

16.09.2026 50

The Express Tribune

Airaaf Ali

Pakistan's water crisis: built on theft, not scarcity

Every crisis has a villain. Pakistan's water crisis is often blamed on climate change, population growth, or shrinking glaciers. These factors...

25.08.2026 150

The Express Tribune

Airaaf Ali

Pakistan's poverty crisis is no longer about income alone

For decades, Pakistan measured poverty through a simple question: how much money does a household earn or spend? While this approach provided useful...

17.06.2026 100

The Express Tribune

Airaaf Ali

How power, politics and fear reshaped our universities

A university is meant to be a sanctuary of thought - a place where ideas clash, where voices rise and where the future quietly takes shape in...

11.05.2026 100

The Express Tribune

Airaaf Ali

Power and politics killing the spirit of gentleman's game

Cricket was once celebrated as a gentleman's game, a sport that thrived on fairness, humility and respect. Today, it stands dangerously close to...

06.10.2025 80

The Express Tribune

Airaaf Ali