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Rebuilding the state

The inauguration of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the new chief justice of Pakistan has brought hope to some – and inevitably dismay to others. It is...

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Fix the education system

The recent controversy over A-level results in Pakistan has stirred up new thinking on education. While most A-level students who sat for their exams...

14.09.2023 200

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Waiting for no one

The difference between anarchy and revolution can sometimes be very small. But Pakistan is in a situation where it is waiting for one of these to...

07.09.2023 80

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Building back the broken road

We were once on a road that could have led us to a promising future. That future now seems bleak, and hopelessness has overtaken a country from which...

31.08.2023 60

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‘The others’ among us

The manner in which the 14-year-old girl tortured by the wife of a civil judge in Islamabad was treated seems almost unbelievable. The girl narrowly...

24.08.2023 50

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Living in the worst of times

Pakistan’s eighth caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has taken the reins of the country at a time when it faces economic, social and...

17.08.2023 70

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How to build tourism

Arguably Pakistan is a prime destination for tourism. This has been promoted by various governments, including the recent government of the PTI. ...

10.08.2023 100

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Build back the blocks

We have probably all seen a child, perhaps in a tantrum or by accident, knock over a pile of blocks in our lifetime. Today, Pakistan resembles the...

03.08.2023 50

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The state of the media

In today’s constantly changing world, even as the print media somewhat sadly fades away, the media in all its other forms has become a more and more...

29.07.2023 50

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Where should young people go?

Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world. This is hardly good news for a nation that struggles to feed at least a third of its...

20.07.2023 100

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Hidden stories

There are stories of immense human significance, at least to those directly involved across the country. Yet we rarely hear about them or discuss them...

13.07.2023 40

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Tales from women at sea

The manner in which hundreds of women and children apparently locked into tiny rooms situated on the lower deck of the migrant boat that sank off the...

07.07.2023 90

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Are we a failed people?

There can be many arguments over whether or not Pakistan has failed as a state. While there are opinions that this is indeed the case given the...

29.06.2023 100

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On the watch

We need to keep looking over our shoulders at events across our border. Across our western border, things are looking grimmer and grimmer for women,...

22.06.2023 50

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Thinking about the news

Generally speaking, the news for Pakistan is not good. It now seems likely that the IMF tranche may not come through, leading to still greater...

15.06.2023 30

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The fall of the pied piper?

Let us be clear about one thing: Imran Khan as a sportsperson and cricket captain for Pakistan was a formidable figure and quite naturally a hero for...

08.06.2023 50

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People, politicians and political space

When Imran Khan came to power in 2018 many hoped he would break the hold of the corrupt and inefficient two-party system, which had controlled...

01.06.2023 30

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Confused agendas

The amount of confusion surrounding what the PTI and Imran Khan are precisely standing for continues to envelop the political thinking of the country....

29.05.2023 40

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The future of democracy

It is not surprising that a significantly high number of political commentators and analysts and ordinary people in the country are more despondent...

18.05.2023 200

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Starting at the very beginning

We ask why our society has become such a brutal one. Why do people fight so often for petty issues – and in some cases even kill each other or make...

11.05.2023 50

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An invisible country

Very few really think or consider the extent of suffering inflicted by the current economic crisis on the majority in the country. The starvation, the...

04.05.2023 100

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The disparity divide

As we finish marking Eidul Fitr this year, there are many ways to observe the extent of the disparity which has overtaken society. In some quarters,...

27.04.2023 30

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Deepening inequality

During the early weeks of Ramazan, we saw multiple photographs and short clips on TV of the prime minister and other federal and provincial ministers...

20.04.2023 70

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The meaning of misogyny

We have always been an essentially misogynist and patriarchal society. Perhaps the two go together. Abusive language almost always contains comments...

13.04.2023 100

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State of crises

Through its history Pakistan has seen many crises. These range from military takeovers beginning in the 1950s to wars and civil unrest of various...

06.04.2023 100

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The wisdom of the people

Pakistan is facing one of the worst periods in its history. Very few would deny this reality. Inflation has reached record levels, with food price...

30.03.2023 80

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People and the news

The news that we hear each day on our television sets or over our phones and electronic devices focuses on political events in the country. Of course,...

23.03.2023 30

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Mirror, mirror on the wall...

The time has come when we must ask that magic mirror on the wall what the future of our nation is to be. Beyond the mirror, there are really no...

16.03.2023 20

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Why are men scared of women?

As has happened before, several attempts were made to prevent this year’s Aurat March from going ahead on March 8 – International Women’s Day. ...

09.03.2023 100

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Opting out

More and more young Pakistanis are opting to leave the country, rather than face a situation where political instability has brought economic crisis...

02.03.2023 40

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Cults, the elite and national politics

We are seeing a phase in our history where people continue to seek a messiah who can rescue them from their present set of woes. These woes include...

23.02.2023 40

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Dealing with militancy

Pakistan is seeing yet another wave of militant action, with the bombing of a mosque in Peshawar, which killed nearly 100 persons, most of them...

16.02.2023 100

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A culture of violence

Our society has become more and more violent. There is no doubt about this and plenty of evidence to illustrate the point. In recent years we have the...

02.02.2023 100

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Ray of hope?

Most Pakistanis – for obvious reasons – are pessimistic about the future of Pakistan and what it holds for them and the nation as a whole. Much of...

26.01.2023 100

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The death of joy

The ludicrous ban on the film ‘Joyland’ by the Punjab government shows us the desire of authorities to cast darkness across Pakistani society....

19.01.2023 50

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The purpose of education

When former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was in power in Pakistan, he violated democratic and moral dictates by altering the electoral laws...

12.01.2023 200

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A brighter future?

Sadly, the new year has brought us a literal cloud of murky gloom in Punjab and a more metaphorical mist in other parts of the country. Many wonder...

05.01.2023 30

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A not so wonderful life

According to various studies carried out across the country, the rate of depression, anxiety and stress in Pakistan is surprisingly high. It is not...

29.12.2022 50

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