Escaping the tyranny of our truths
While knowing that it is easy for us to be fooled by truths more than lies
We are the preachers of truth. We teach...
Preaching for points
The Amir Liaquats need to go
In a country where we flock to the television like rats to pied piper, the media carries a huge...
The politics of CPEC
It is for Pakistan and its people
Any fool can know. The point is to understand. It is not that I am so smart. I...
Egypt, what next?
Actions of Egyptian military now pushing moderate Islamists to nexus with extremists
Egypt has been garnering a lot of attention of late and even Syria...
There might be another earth
Like finding prime real estate in our neighbourhood
One astronomer likened it to a flashing neon sign. “I’m the nearest star, and I have a...
Baby steps towards normalcy
After multiple incident-free sporting events in Lahore other major cities need to be tested as well
The event was always going to be heavier on...
Politics and its discontents
The solution is always more democracy
Idealists, never content with a good idea, insist on distillation towards purer variations. One would have thought that Churchill...
Bibi
Lived and died for democracy
"I would prefer to die for the cause that I struggled for all my life, rather than be run over...
On the way to Talibanisation!
Running with the democratic hare, hunting with the Taliban hounds
The overseas Pakistanis as well are concerned by the increasing mayhem of those who support...
‘Serpent, guard thy tongue.’ Unfair to compare male, female athletes
The national women’s cricket team almost gave Pakistan the perfect Chaand Raat as they were zooming in on an opening game win against South Africa in...
CPEC strengthening Pakistan’s tourism industry
The infrastructure is improving
China has proved time and again that it is Pakistan’s strategic partner and all-weather friend. When Pakistan’s economy was in...
DIY column-writing
For the benefit of aspiring and ‘junior’ columnists
A column is broadly defined as a recurring article in a newspaper or magazine. The column allows...
Thank you, dear Muslimaat
A letter of gratitude to #MuslimahPride social media jihadis
Dear Muslimaat,
I don’t have words to express my gratitude and appreciation for your noble battle against...
Trump’s immigration order and Pakistan
Why we shouldn’t panic - yet
The world initially thought that Donald Trump’s executive order (EO) was just for the sake of domestic absorption to...
Pakistan’s economic growth maintained an upward trend in ‘16
With expectations of holding the momentum
Inflation hit a 13-year low in 2016, supported by falling international oil prices despite the high aggregate demand and...
Politics sans sanity
PTI is undermining its position
In the face of threats by Imran Khan to stage a sit-in in front of the Election Commission on 4th...
A revolutionary without revolution
The other Mandela
The cloyingly sweet tributes to the late Nelson Mandela do as much to undermine the man’s legacy as they do to distort...