The religiosity conundrumAbsence of reason is an ailment that has plagued this nation for long. With the passage of time, it has become even more pungent, poisonous and lethal. There is no avenue where it leaves a more devast...
Why Shahbaz is wrongNawaz has always been the more aggressive of the two brothers, demanding control over policy-making from the country’s powerful establishment. He stood up to President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in early 1990s...
Stop exploiting childrenSir: I would like to ask every reader lucky enough to have a happy childhood to spare a moment to think children who are forced to work in inhumane conditions. There are plenty of such unfortunate sou...
Protect birdsSir: Birds are nature’s beauty. But along with being beautiful, they are also fragile. Their colours and sweet language have always been attractive to humans. There are many governmental and non-gover...
A harrowing tragedySir: It is very harrowing to hear about the constant vicious incidents against women which seem to be taking place across the country perpetually. Recently, an 80-year elderly woman was found in a tra...
Underage house maidsSir: I would like to draw the authorities’ attention towards the increasingly common practice of employing underage housemaids in our country. Nothing is more shameful than forcing children to work as...
Elections around the cornerSir: The ruling party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has completed its five year tenure. The next general elections are just around the corner now. It is unfortunate however, that the PML-N...
FATA-KP mergerSir: The merger of FATA with KP is a historical decision. It is not only merger of territories, but also transformation of a centuries old tribal society into a democratic and civil entity. After this...
The power of social mediaSir: Needless to say, in the fast paced world of today, social media has entwined itself deep within the fabric of our day to day lives. When a platform claims such a vast portion of an individual’s l...
Promoting social scienceSir: Pakistan’s social backwardness can be attributed to a number of factors. But, one important and often ignore reason that should be given due consideration is the lack of emphasis on social scienc...
Incomplete school buildingSir: The students of main primary school have been protesting for the past one year against a contractor who has absconded and has not completed the contract work of the primary school building, which...
Ramzan misdeedsOn the eve of Ramzan, I was bombarded by hundreds of WhatsApp messages (most of them from unknown numbers) wishing me ‘Ramzan (or Ramadan) Mubarak’. The next morning, my wife informed me that our maid...
PTI’s inglorious journeyOne little incident in Pakistan must have caused of more jubilation for the ruling party of India, BJP and its allies the RSS, than all those favours ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, is often...
Rao, the pampered murdererIt wouldn’t be wrong to call Rao Anwar a racially motivated killer. After all, the majority of the victims of his ‘encounters’ were Pakhtuns and Mohajirs. When people belonging to certain communities...