Hanif Abbasi’s convictionSir: Yesterday, a special anti-narcotics court gave Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Hanif Abassi a life sentence. He was charged with misusing 500 kg of ephedrine, a controlled substanc...
No waterSir: through this space, I would like to convey to the Cantonment Board Clifton, specifically their Water Supply branch, the anguish and misery of the residents of Clifton Kehkashan, Block seven (adja...
Presiding Officer’s woesSir: I am a Presiding Officer (PO). I am going to perform this duty for the third time. The reason for my selection for this duty again and again is that I am a college teacher. The election commissio...
Soldiers at polling boothsSir: I am writing in response to a recent article in your newspaper, regarding the deployment of troops at around 85,000 polling stations. Security cameras will be installed at over 20,000 sensitive s...
Vote for the right peopleTwo days from now, many of you will get the opportunity to exercise your right to vote. Even if it in means precious little in the end — especially after the active persecution of PML-N in Punjab and...
Ahmedis and the 2018 electionsIt’s July. A lot has happened in our political landscape this month. From Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to lesser known parti...
Iraq: Phoenix rises from ashesMore than 15 years of Imperialist aggression and occupation combined with harrowing fundamentalist terrorism have devastated Iraq. Despite being decimated, with its economy shattered, state collapsed...
Misdeclaration, mistake, or malafide intent?Moments after the PML-N government’s completion of its full term, as former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasir-ul-Mulk was about to take oath as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, the Supreme Cou...
Elections 2018 and Kashmiri demographicsThe last election of May 11, 2013 placed Pakistan on the radar as a country which in addition to Muslims is a home to seven non-Muslim communities. These are namely Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis,...