The Israelisation of PalestineWhen in November 1917 the Balfour declaration proclaimed by the then British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour in which he suggested a Jewish state in Palestine, the demographic landscape of Pale...
Lesser known victims of Orange LineWith the Supreme Court’s majority judgement in the Orange Line Metro Train project, contractors hired by the provincial government have started demolition work within 200 feet of the proposed track at...
Gas shortageSir: There is a shortage of gas supply in Azad Kashmir which is causing many problems for the public. Due to gas shortage the people are suffering from extreme cold, can’t heat up water for bathing an...
Fata reformsSir: The Fata reforms bill presented in March, 2017 was a historic moment and equally joyous for every Pakistani as it was going to merge entire tribal areas of 27,200 km area into mainstream of Pakis...
Birth on-boardSir: As if the deliveries on the road because of lack of medical facilities were not enough, a woman gave birth on-board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Multan-bound flight from Saudi Arabia....
Unemployment in BalochistanSir: Unemployment has become a major problem in Balochistan. Around 60 percent of the province’s population is jobless. Even those who are educated have a hard time finding employment. Unemployment ca...
Global warmingSir: Global warming is the continuing rise in average temperature of earth’s atmosphere and oceans. The evidence for the temperature rise is unequivocal with over 90 percent certainty. Scientists have...
Elite’s attitudeSir: A few days ago, Awais Laghari, a federal minister, counted the government achievements and declared that there was no load shedding in more than 60 percent of the country, which is laudable if tr...
Salute the Chief JusticeSir: To begin with, I salute the worthy Chief Justice of Pakistan for taking notice of the unhealthy water supply in Sindh and now in Punjab as well. I hope the politicians and government officials wh...
The Pakistan phobia in IndiaPakistani generals who are otherwise not shown in good light by the politicians of the country must be secretly enjoying the importance given to them by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is the...
The Karachi conundrumKarachi, Pakistan’s financial hub and lifeline of the country, witnessed some bizarre jugglery a few weeks ago. The ‘behind the scene engineers’, who get all the credit for re-establishing peace and p...
Jinnah Islam and SecularismWriting in response to my previous article ‘Jinnah and the Minorities’, Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed in his piece ‘Jinnah Muslims and Minorities’ failed to address the central point that I made which was that at...