Glorifying crimeIt looks like everything is in a state of flux. New coinages, new clichés and new plans are being introduced while the old ones given new meanings and relevance. In the process, crime is being incessa...
Sustained democracy: Pakistan’s key to a prosperous futureWhile democracy appears to be on decline in the United States and elsewhere after the election of President Trump, it is heartening to note that one of largest Muslim nations in the world, Pakistan is...
Save earth, stop litteringSir: Littering plays a central role in polluting the Earth. It is the major reason that more and more of the earth’s landscape is being buried under heaps of trash. Littering is not only harmful for p...
Indian cow politicsSir: Last year, thirty four Muslims were lynched by mobs in India on suspicion of slaughtering cows. Several more have been killed during the current year. One Muslim who was recently lynched by Hindu...
Karachi traffic jamsSir: Karachi is the biggest city of Pakistan and also one of the most populated cities in the world. Sadly its traffic is one of the worst managed in the world as well. The ever-increasing rush of hea...
Women’s literacy in BalochistanSir: The right to education is denied to countless children in Pakistan, however, the state of literacy, mainly, of females, is dismal in Balochistan with as much 70 percent of girls dropping out of s...
Blatant manipulationAwami Muslim League (AML) chief and self-proclaimed ‘establishment man’ Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed was all set to claim victory in the NA-60 constituency after his opponent, Hanif Abbasi of the Pakistan Mus...
Why so silent?You might be reading this article on the Election Day itself or right after the elections. There is one aspect missing in the current discourse on perceived manipulation of election, the deafening sil...
Battleground Punjab!Pakistan goes to the polls tomorrow. Perhaps there has been no other election in the country’s history which was contested in such an environment. Almost all players appear to be wary of not just poli...