Thank you for democracy BB!Benazir Bhutto — had she been alive today — would have been 65. There is a good chance that she would have been in power, and bracing for the upcoming elections in July 2018. It would have been yet an...
Khadija and the miscarriage of justiceOn June 4, 2018, the Lahore High Court gave a judgment that shocked people around the world. The accused Shah Hussain secured his acquittal, much to the dismay and shock of the legal community, Khadij...
CPEC: the governance challenges ahead — IIPakistan faces both internal and external security threats. The monster of modern terrorism, however, is a post-9/11 phenomenon. When General-cum-President Pervez Musharraf supported the US-led War on...
Commando, captain and higher educationAmong some of the most unexpected incidents to occur recently was the decision of the former Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, to not return to Pakistan in order to take part in the upcom...
Democracy and the Muslim worldThe economic empowerment of women does not only better a country’s women’s rights situation, but also results in economic development and increases the size of the middle class. A reliable yardstick t...
The dengue threatSir: Monsoon is almost upon us, meaning that the whole country will be dotted with puddles very soon. This, combined with the generally humid weather creates an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. I...
Preventing heatstrokeSir: This year’s terrible heat spell has affected almost every citizen of this country, yet the government has still taken no preventive measures in order to protect the people from this harmful weath...
Build Kalabagh DamSir: While going through the age old debate over Kalabagh Dam, I had the idea that perhaps it could be built easily if all the people of Pakistan joined hands and committed to seeing this project comp...
Flawed justice systemSir: It is often heard that criminals continue to commit crimes even after their first encounters with the justice system. The obvious reasons are resentment towards society and the resulting contempt...