Qudssia Akhlaque

It can go a long way….To all those who read this column I humbly appeal for a small but a very doable act of kindness. A practice that can go a long way – here and in the Hereafter!The

The man who has blood on his hands“Never again!” I said to myself as I boarded the plane for Lahore. I breathed a deep sigh of relief as the plane took off from Karachi. The previous eveni

Predictability, pace & prioritiesIt is getting weirder by the day. Mankind is being virtually held hostage by a contagion. Life is now largely dictated by the fast-changing coronavirus pa

When livelihoods take precedence over livesIt’s official now. Pakistan is in the midst of a coronavirus explosion. Hospitals in all urban centres have run out of capacity and major hospitals

Scapegoating CoronavirusWhat on earth is wrong with the human race? We are in the midst of a global crisis and instead of banding together to combat this deadly common enemy, leading world po

Is Pakistan doing enough?As the world grapples with the unprecedented economic and social challenges of the coronavirus pandemic that has shaken the entire human race, it must not lose sight o

Trump seems to be unravellingStatistics of the Covid-19 pandemic are changing every minute and hotspots shifting, raising alarm the world over. However, after initial shock and awe at the outb

The PM needs to live it, not just preach itPrime Minster Imran Khan did it again! Last week he walked out on the opposition leaders during a video conference to discuss the intensifying Corona

Denial by designSo it has taken the Government of Pakistan, which is so often in denial about the reality on ground, a fair amount of time to officially acknowledge (last week) the first case

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Conciliation, not confrontationAfter several rounds of near head-on collisions with military institutions, the PPP-led government seems to have finally settled down for its pre-Memogate reconcilia

Statesmanship not brinkmanship As Pakistan’s power titans, the government, the army and the judiciary, seemingly come to blows, it is now free for all. Political moves emanate from all sides conveying a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/01/12/ominous-signs/" title="Read more" >...</a>