Nature’s rights
PAKISTAN, seen as the land of waters, is, in fact, strewn with obstructed, polluted and abandoned water bodies. Almost all of its 19 Ramsar sites — wetlands of international importance…
Alpha males
COMPARISONS can be odious, unless there is a justification. Consider these two examples. On Sept 30, 2025, President Donald Trump and his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned almost 800…
A judicial history of the SJC
On October 18, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) of Pakistan issued a press release mentioning some complaints but without specifying which judges’ cases had been dismissed and which remained…
Not prepared
KARACHI, Pakistan’s most populous urban centre, is, unfortunately, also turning out to be the country’s most unfortunate city. Its administrative responsibilities are divided between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and the…
World War IV
WORLD War III — aka the Cold War — has ended. World War IV has begun. President Trump has made it official. On Sept 5, Trump signed an executive order…
When cinema had a conscience
When Robert Redford passed away, the world lost more than an actor, director and Hollywood legend. It lost a conscience that, for over six decades, insisted that cinema could do…
Prevention is cheaper
Each year, climate-induced disasters cost Pakistan billions of dollars and push millions into deeper poverty. Yet our policies remain stuck in a reactive cycle, waiting for the damage to occur,…
Home ground
NEGOTIATING on home ground yields a tactical advantage. Recent history offers some examples. Take the pre-World War II war meetings between Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in…
Lost freedom
COME September, campuses around the world stir into action, ready for months of insight and inquiry. But the calibre of these is becoming more tenuous as academic freedom worldwide faces…
Barred from view
We do not see what is happening in Gaza. We see just enough to keep us quiet. Famished children with bloated bellies. Grieving mothers clutching dust-covered blankets. Aerial views of…
