Clean and green Pakistan
Pakistan needs 20 percent tree cover. It has five percent
The changing climate pattern around the globe poses a formidable threat to dwellers of...
The mystery of the 14 votes
The best-laid plans of mice and men…
Invisible forces? Horse-trading? Conscience call? Mistrust of leadership? Aik Zardari sab pe bhaari? Everybody has his own...
The cat’s out of the bag
Fascist tendencies were visible even before coming to power
The writing is now officially on the wall; Tabdeeli Sarkar is coming for the media....
Abusing religion for extremism is universal
All religions can be exploited, not just Islam
When Americans express concern about religious extremism and violence, they almost always are thinking about Islam....
No target achieved without fixing Customs Department
How a department helps rob the state
The current government, in its resolve to steer the nation towards economic viability and development on the...
Inflation-control policy should change
The agreement with the IMF needs revision
Inflation in Pakistan– just like in developing countries in general– is at least equally a fiscal phenomenon....
Nor any a drop to drink…
Food insecurity may sink us
By Azam Badar
Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner said, “Water, water everywhere, nor any a drop to drink.” But now, allure, allure,...
The game of thrones
The opposition’s humiliating defeat
Instead of merely blaming the ubiquitous ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) for its failure to dislodge Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in a...
Pakistan needs national unity
States win independence after great sacrifices
By Zahid Ali Mazari
The people of a country having different generations, languages, lifestyles and religions and have equal...
The US trip and the Afghanistan connection
Candid Corner
At this stage, a thin line separates peace from further destabilisation
There are as many theories about the endgame in Afghanistan as the...
From Urdu to English and back
Medium of instruction in the throes of indecision
From the next academic year, all primary schools in Punjab have been instructed to revert to...
Harassment of women at the workplace
Solving the problem needs more attention
By: SHAHID ILYAS KHAN
What constitutes harassment?? No doubt there are thousands and thousands of ways where one can harass...
Transcending borders
There are nine tracks of diplomacy, and governments only control one
By: Hareem Aqdas
Usually diplomacy is imagined as a complex governmental framework with...
Pressing for change
The first step in crushing dissent is to tame the press
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because...
Political tangles
The entire system is being threatened, just as tangled dor is no good
Nations must learn from history but unfortunately we do not. Siasi...
Beware of donating hides to banned outfits
With Eidul Azha coming up, people need to be careful
It is that time of the year when the faithful will sacrifice animals for...
Censorship or national security?
The case of Kazakhstan
By: Hammaad Salik and Humaira Waqar
In recent years, different countries have started to monitor Internet traffic, subsequently restricting their citizen’s...
