Asma — the bravest of brave heartsAsma — I told her when I met her last in London — you are perhaps the last straw. After you, indeed, there would be a deluge. As long as she was there, there was a hope of a fight back when the genera...
Labour of love‘Theory of Entanglement’ in Quantum Physics suggests a concept of fundamental wholeness in a sense that two particles if once entangled (even for a brief period) are still deeply connected even if the...
Politics of the Mardan protestsHate mongering season is upon us, and breathing room for sane thought is quickly diminishing in our society. The extremist discourse is being criminally camouflaged in the wrappings of faith to fool P...
The Valentine’s paranoiaWe’ve been disallowed to celebrate Valentines, but I suppose one can still write about it. There has been no clarity about the exact dismissiveness regarding Valentine’s. The general discomfort can br...
Worshiping extremists — ridiculing heroesWith the sad, unfortunate and untimely demise of Pakistan Human Rights champion and legend of the bar, we are now left with a huge void to fill as there can never be another Asma Jahangir who stands f...
Kite flyingSir: Despite the ban on kite flying in Punjab, enthusiasts have violated the orders of the government. They have tried to celebrate the Basant festival in larger cities. The tradition is being kept al...
Regional landfillsSir: Urbanization and changing waste patterns have made solid waste management a daunting and mammoth task over the decades. Population growth and inadequate waste management practices are facing seve...
Death of an iconSir: In a country besieged by a powerful elite who find it beneficial to side with the forces of the status quo, Asma Jehangir, like her father Malik Ghulam Jillani had the courage to stand up for wha...
Criminal policeIn Peshawer, a teenager booked for stealing motorbikes has accused police officers from two police stations of sexually assaulting him. The police have refuted the claim as propaganda. “I was arrested...