Young Pashtuns have shown the mirror to ‘mainstream’ PakistanThis past fortnight Pakistan witnessed unprecedented mobilisation by the youth of tribal areas. Thousands protested seeking justice for Naqeebullah Mehsud brutally killed in a fake encounter by Karach...
Malevolent judicial activismThe world is really changing. In these times of suo motus and a judiciary which deems itself insulted so frequently that each transgression deserves to be tried for contempt, all criticism of the judi...
Pakistan’s lost childrenAs the harrowing case of Zainab Ansari continues to grip the country, the endless cycle of abuse of Pakistan’s children continues unabated. Kasur, where a paedophile ring which victimised over 200 chi...
Crime friendly lawsIn the wake of Supreme Court’s suo motu action on February 1, 2018 regarding the unlawful outward remittance of funds, stashing of assets abroad and flight of capital causing serious imbalance within...
No drinking waterSir: The port city of Gwadar has been suffering from water crisis for a very long time. There is water scarcity in the ‘city of waters’ and now the conditions have worsened because the oil tankers tha...
FATA merger and cheap politicsSir: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are the most neglected areas of this country. The merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will not just be beneficial for FATA but all of Pakistan. S...
Culture of extremismSir: There should have been no place in Quaid’s Pakistan for culture of extremism, fundamentalism and intolerance where an innocent young men like Mashal Khan are lynched in a broad day light. Histori...
Education in BalochistanSir: Balochistan is considered to be the richest province of Pakistan in terms of natural resources but it is still facing a number of problems, especially problems pertaining to education. The childr...
Drug addictionSir: Drug addiction is one of the serious issues in Balochistan but it is heart breaking that no one is taking notice of it. Families have been ruined and young minds have been corrupted and polluted...
Inspiring youthSir: I remember that in 1990s, there was a popular television show named as Ainak Wala Jinn, this show was not only known for its creativity but also for good storyline and punching lines that attract...
ATC’s verdictSir: In 13 April last year, a group of people including students and staff of Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan lynched and shot dead Mashal Khan, a student of Mass Communication on the unfounded c...
Dirty drinking waterSir: Dirty and impure water is being supplied to houses in Gwadar. It has been the cause of gastrointestinal and diarrheic diseases. Moreover, the supplied water is pulled out only from a few feets be...