Holding a mirror up to the PTI government
The PTI government’s narrative about rising prices, increasing unemployment and endemic corruption under its watch has been rejected by the majority of...
Faisalabad outrage
The stripping and parading of two women in Faisalabad reflects many things, none of them complimentary, about Pakistani society. Coming hard on...
Lack of strategy or lack of will?
The resolve shown in a civil-military huddle to bring the killers of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage to justice would be...
PTI minsters’ problem with authority
Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the PTI, are strong proponents of electoral reform and while in opposition held a 126-day-long...
NA-133 polls
The PTI cut a sorry figure when the nomination papers of its candidate Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his covering candidate were found...
Sensitive honorary installations
Erecting statues as homages to the founding fathers of any country is an important responsibility of the state but it should be...
Sialkot blasphemy case
The Sri Lankan factory manager, Priantha Kumar Diyawadanage, beaten to death by a mob comprising workers from his own factory was caused...
The Afghan crisis
The report by the HRW that there have been killings of security personnel and officials of the former Ashraf Ghani administration has...
Stop the rise of the extreme right
Universities being the highest forum of learning, these are required to promote a climate of free debate and discussion where students can...
PSX bloodbath
Pakistan’s Stock Exchange finally gave in to the mounting pressure that had built up over the past months, with the KSE-100 index...
Taking security issues lightly
When in power the opposition parties did not strive to develop working relations with one another. Three years in power and the...
Sialkot blasphemy
Even if the murder of a Sri Lankan in a Sialkot factory was not bad enough, the burning of his body showed...
EVMs: examining nuts and bolts
In a sheer display of loyalty to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Buzdar announced the holding of Local Government elections...
Wheat for Afghanistan
India’s gesture of sending 50,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid, announced in October, has turned into a political...
President Alvi and conflict of interest
The Alvi Dental and Bringing Smiles USA signed an agreement in Governor House Karachi to launch a countrywide chain of dental clinics...