Pressing Need on October 29, 2024Climate change transcends borders; it affects everyone, regardless of nationality. So, if today, Pakistan, as a perfect mockery of its vulnerable contributions to global emissions, stands at the edge of the cliff, exasperated by repeated and continuously increasing impacts of global warming, deforestation, and pollution, it could be some other country suffering from the same […]
Seeds of Intolerance on October 28, 2024The past few years have been nothing but a sorry commentary on the sick society and the problems that prevent true progress. With every new grotesque sight of people taking lives, designing blood-chilling vilification campaigns, the power to construct an electrifying narrative that may or may not be true grew by leaps and bounds. Today, […]
Testing Teachers on October 28, 2024Education systems are only as good as their teachers, and therefore, UNESCO had called on Pakistan as early as 2016 to boost its teacher recruitment rate by at least six per cent if it was serious about achieving the sustainable development goal of universal primary education. One may believe a lot to have changed since […]
Elusive Peace on October 27, 2024The world seems blind to history repeating itself, as one after another, Israel, the new age bully, chooses playgrounds to bury human rights. Although fears of an expanding conflict in the Middle East have been palpable for more than a year, the situation appears disastrously spiralling out of control after Israel finally delivered on its […]
Textile Troubles on October 27, 2024Every now and then, we hear of the textile industry going through “an extremely difficult” time amid pledges to put the sector back on a good track. Just weeks after experts were pinning hope on flux in the world market as manna from heaven for Pakistan, which appeared well-positioned to absorb Bangladesh’s displaced orders, exporters […]
If Only… on October 26, 2024Judges should remain impartial and above politics, regardless of how challenging or isolating it may be to apply specific laws dispassionately to individual cases. But what to do when the final arbiter of law succumbs to hyper-partisanship, turning into a chaotic circus? After weeks upon weeks of speculations about the wishes of an outgoing Chief […]
Cautionary Tale on October 26, 2024After last month was formally registered as the second-warmest September in a year that would be remembered for its abnormal climate and frequent severe weather events, an extraordinary October is setting a new record for itself. Although the sweltering heat should have been enough to knock some sense about the apocalyptic situation no longer a […]
Humiliation Continues on October 12, 2024Another staggering defeat on the home ground and yet another reshuffling announcement by the Pakistan Cricket Board. At this point, it seems that nothing – not even a textbook example of having egg on its face – is capable of knocking some sense into both the players and the management of a team that remains […]
Afghan Problem on October 12, 2024On Wednesday, Afghan forces violated international norms for the umpteenth time as they opened fire on Pakistani soldiers when they were engaged in fence repair on their side of the Durand Line. In a befitting reply, Pakistan’s security forces also targeted Afghan checkpoints. Considering the frequency of these outbreaks of violence, concerns are always heightened […]
Neverending Nightmare on October 11, 2024On Thursday, a first-ever global and regional estimate on sexual violence against children released by the UN lamented how every 1 in 8 females was cursed to have experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18. In light of heartwrenching stories that continue to hit headlines in our part of the world, we […]