Democratic institutions, not Guardians pleaseAs Pakistan heads towards another election cycle, it has become clear that there are certain powers in Pakistan who would like to see ‘controlled democracy’, or as Ayub Khan and his coterie were given...
Religion: instrumentum regni?Last week a video went viral on social media, eventually making its way to mainstream media and triggered a nationwide debate. The video clip shows Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI...
A new lowSir: Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the United States (US) has continued to engage in acts that damaged its moral standing. The first such act was its invasion of Iraq on the pretext of finding and dest...
Ending child marriageSir: Bringing an end to the practice of child marriage is one of the sustainable development goals of the UN. To achieve the targeted pace of development, child marriage must be eradicated from the wo...
Pakistan’s green energy potentialSir: It has been quite a few years now since Pakistan has been dealing with theload shedding crisis. The condition of power supply in our country is indeed, very poor. The supply breaks down frequentl...
Moon blindnessSir: Reference your editorial of June 20 regarding moon-sighting controversy, can anyone tell me why central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munibur Rahman continues to hold a position he no lon...
Doers neededWe have come to a stage in our national existence where placebos and anodyne solutions do not matter anymore. We need doers, pure and simple, as the luxury of time that several nations have been affor...
Riding the tiger: the nature of Pakistani politicsA lot of melodrama has been generated by Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) chief and cricket legend Imran Khan’s visit to the mausoleum of Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar at Pakpattan. A video clip shows him...
Looming environmental disasterAlarm bells of a looming environmental disaster have been sounding in Pakistan as well as the rest of the world. Pakistan’s water scarcity is fast reaching life-threatening conditions in Karachi, Balo...