Think nationally, vote locallySeveral commentators have emphasised that today’s elections are perhaps the most important in the history of Pakistan. While elections are always important — because they set the direction for the cou...
Collective cluelessness aheadKerfuffle, brouhaha, ruckus — none of these words can do justice to how chaotic the run-up to these elections has been. The re-emergence of anti-political ideas, the resurrection of far-right groups a...
The right to voteSir: Pakistan has been through several dictatorships in the past, and each ruler made sure to deprive the people of a certain number of their basic rights. While the state of the country under these d...
Election 2018Sir: Today is “Polling Day” in Pakistan. The day that can bring a change to our lives, and for which the public waits for so long, to come around again. No Voter should miss this opportunity because i...
Security concernsSir: The recent deadly bomb blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have shown that clandestine terrorist networks are still operating in Pakistan’s western belt. A myriad of military operations...
Academic gapsSir: University of Sindh is second oldest university in Pakistan, and has a very proud history. It caters to the educational needs of more than twenty thousand students. Sadly, for quite some time it...
A flying Prime MinisterSir: Reports in the media have recently highlighted a little known aspect about the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who has quite appreciably commended the important role which the Pakistan Air F...
Constructive politics or mudslinging?Despite all threats to his life and being victimised both by the hands of terrorists and political opponents, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari — the Bhutto heir — is on the road to campaigning for his party fea...
Neither here nor thereAs over 100 million Pakistanis beeline to cast their votes today, everyone is confused and no one can forecast the result. Professional pollsters, experts, and political parties with all their monitor...
Vote, or die!It is election morning, and I am unsure who to vote for. The electable candidates belong to parties that either represent the status quo, or the new face of compromised politics. I am not alone in the...