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Naeem Sadiq

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Toxic neglect

Toxic neglect

Sanitation workers are sent into gutters without safety gear.

01.06.2026 40

Dawn

Naeem Sadiq

A girl’s age

It seems that our marriage laws contain deliberate loopholes.

11.05.2026 100

Dawn

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Austerity delusion

Pakistan has handed out over 110,000 government vehicles to already well-compensated public officials.

06.04.2026 100

Dawn

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Counting children

Why are millions of parents reluctant to register their child’s birth?

10.03.2026 60

Dawn

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Future fires

Incidents like the Gul Plaza fire will continue to occur.

09.02.2026 70

Dawn

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Deathly processes

Getting a routine death certificate is a complex process.

12.01.2026 60

Dawn

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A 2-day conference

"Those whom God wishes to destroy, they first make them arrange a two-day conference", is what the Greek tragedian, Euripides, would have said, had he...

13.12.2025 50

The Express Tribune

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Disarm to heal

Gun licences are being issued with remarkable generosity.

20.11.2025 60

Dawn

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The last pit

We have suffocated them in the darkest and filthiest depths.

04.10.2025 90

Dawn

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Rivers in the sky

Disaster management is not about waiting for disasters.

27.08.2025 150

Dawn

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Sewage Sans Frontières

Incorporated into the outer walls of houses, constructed with bricks, linked to drainage systems and covered with wooden seats. Such were the toilets...

18.08.2025 40

The Express Tribune

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Digital reluctance

A data-less Pakistan suits only the rich.

08.08.2025 90

Dawn

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Spurious drugs

Drap’s move to launch an app is commendable.

11.07.2025 90

Dawn

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Do we need information commissions?

Over the last two decades, I have frequently used the Right to Information (RTI) law and interacted with the RTI commissions in Pakistan. This article...

02.07.2025 60

The Express Tribune

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Pension for all

Millions of Pakistanis have been deprived of their rightful pension.

05.06.2025 90

Dawn

Naeem Sadiq

Capture the moment

The tide of history can be turned by robust systems.

19.05.2025 80

Dawn

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A frozen era of backwardness and corruption

Dear Honourable PM, Progress requires a detox from perpetual pessimism and learned helplessness. Unwillingness to change has pushed Pakistan into a...

21.04.2025 60

The Express Tribune

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School for every child

Can we not increase the education budget by 50pc?

17.04.2025 90

Dawn

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Digitally deprived

Pakistan may have barely achieved 5pc e-governance.

31.03.2025 90

Dawn

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