Tackling mould

Rebuilding the country will take generations

Some friends were away for a month. Opening their fridge to give it a quick clean before they returned, I was...

Remember Abu Lahab?

All parties court their electorate, and minorities are part of the electorate

This month six Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) pipelines were blown up in Balochistan; otherwise,...

The roles they play

It’s all about being a superhero

The Kaptaan does have an enormous following in Lahore. In the rural areas however, he has but a dim...

The un-Sadiqs and un-Ameens

There’s a long chain of factors that creates such characters

Take the not so humble patwari for example, he who makes strong men wilt like lettuce. Why...

Que sera sera

Whatever will be, will be

If a site plan exists for connections from the main gas pipe to houses, the men from Sui Northern didn’t have it....

Captain Harry and the Xbox

Should we concentrate on the symptoms or the disease?

Captain Harry Wales, when asked about his skills as an Apache combat helicopter gunner, quipped in a now...

The earthquake that wasn’t

Does the nation owe Mr Qadri?

Given recent events, one thing is clear: it is always possible to learn, even from a donkey:

“It’s snowing,” said...

What’s the rush?

Mr Qadri has a lot of explaining to do

The dreadful massacre of Hazaras in Quetta on the 10th of January this year, and Tahirul Qadri’s long...

Resistance to change

Around the world, change was a while coming, but it arrived eventually

Education in Pakistan is not a right, it is conferred as a favor for which...