Let it not be too lateThe state of uncertainty or our limbo existence seems to have crossed all limits. One had learned to live with the American, British or European advisory to their citizens when to travel and when not...
Jinnah and the minoritiesThis is with reference to Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed’s “Jinnah’s Prerogatives” piece in which he claims that Jinnah never returned to theme of equality that he struck in his famous 11 August speech. This claim,...
Traffic accidentsSir: Road accidents are a growing challenge for the residents of Turbat. Several people get injured or killed as a result of road accidents in the Turbat region. The greatest tragedy is when it is chi...
Lack of sports facilitiesSir: Government middle school Singanisar was the first school built in Turbat. Sadly, we lack sports equipment in our school because of which our physical training cannot be done. I asked the headmast...
Human rights: then and nowSir: The concept that human beings have certain rights has existed throughout history. People’s basic rights were described in the Hindu civilisation’s Vedas, Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi, China’s Anal...
State of Pakistan’s MuslimsSir: It is quite unfortunate that Pakistani Muslims as a people, along with the Pakistani government only seem interested in those perceived aspects of Islam which have to do with power, status and co...
Dharna politicsSir: PPP and PML-N are pioneers of dharna and Islamabad storming politics. Now, PAT and PTI specialise in this art of politics which is now hurting the pioneer PML-N and its leadership is giving state...
Miseries of Rohingya womenSir: Reading the recently published interview of the 21 Rohingya women who shared details about the cruelties they faced at the hands of the Myanmar military caused me to feel a lot of grief and angui...
Family planning can prevent millions of unsafe abortionsThe Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) Annual Progress Report revealed the use of modern contraceptives in Family Planning (FP2020) focus countries prevented 84 million unintended pregnancies and 26 millio...
A different and dangerous enemy2/Lt Moid, 21, became the 6,257th personnel of the armed forces to have laid down his life defending his motherland. While all acknowledge the meritorious sacrifices of our LEAs, many are critical ove...
The legacy of Iqbal and MaududiThere was a time when the anthology of Iqbal’s poetry (Kulyaat-e-Iqbal) was like divine text to me. I considered Iqbal a man with a Holy Book, even though he was not a prophet. No matter if at the tim...