Further down we slide on October 14, 2019Most of the good that seemed to have been done in the past decade, one by one is coming undone. And while one can ignore most steps taken back, no one in this country has the luxury of taking lightly or allowing steps taken back in measures that can directly lead to loss of lives. […]
Betraying Parliament on September 24, 2019Supremacy of parliament is a concept that has been sounded out in this country for over a decade now. Coming on the heels of the brutal Musharraf dictatorship, there was a realisation that the truest form of democracy was one in which those representing the people of Pakistan had to be the foremost authorities on […]
The unbroken on September 12, 2019How did it ever come to this? In 2008, after years and years of struggling against a dictator, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. With a collective struggle by political parties, lawyers, journalists and activists, we had finally come a bit closer to achieving a dream that too many of […]
365 days too many on August 30, 2019It has roughly been a year since the PTI stole its way into power in this corridor. After a year of looking back at all that has been and perhaps all that could have been, had the elections not been stolen, one cannot help but feel a sense of tragedy. This tragedy is slowly getting […]
‘Now or never for Kashmir’ on August 18, 2019It would seem our worst nightmare has come true, and what will happen now is darker still. We always feared somewhere in the back of our minds that such a thing may happen, but we never acknowledged it because none of us wanted to think of being faced with such circumstances. The special status given […]
Strangled economy on August 4, 2019Every stakeholder in the country’s economy seems to be up in arms. It has been almost a year now since the PTI government took the reins of the country, and the time since then can be summed up in one word, turmoil. From taking too long to negotiate a loan package with the International Monetary […]
Amidst the chaos on March 31, 2016The recent act of terrorism and barbarianism in Lahore has caused havoc among the masses, and has further added to the woes and sorrows of the already suffering population of Pakistan. As a mother, it was heart breaking for me to see the images of catastrophe that hit in the heart of the country on […]
Its cool to say no on May 30, 2014The myth we so certainly believe in, that cigarette smoking relieves one from tension, is nothing but a lie we tell ourselves. It can be said that, yes, one smoked and it made them feel lighter, it made them feel refreshed but, no, it does not make you any cooler. The younger generation has an […]