Choked by politics
IT is becoming harder and harder to find something new to write about as far as politics in Pakistan is concerned. The country is stuck in a time warp and…
Can the Great Wall stop PTI?
WITH the budget round the corner and the IMF-enforced hardship it will inevitably bring for the urban poor and the middle class in particular, the question is whether the jailed…
Time to stand with progressives
The shameful treatment meted out to the participants of the Rawadari March in Karachi on Sunday has severely damaged the democratic credentials of the PPP, which claims to champion human…
Women define leadership
AGAINST the backdrop of dark clouds, there have also been hints of a silver lining and these have come in the form of patriarchal Pakistan’s incredible women excelling in all…
A walk in the park
It is early Sunday morning in Fatima Jinnah Park. Washed by the rain, the air is cool. The park glows a while in the saffron light of the early sun.…
Lighting up a million paths
It does not often happen that you encounter something that not only brightens up your day but generates a kind of hope that refuses to fade away. Such are these…
A war in our minds
During my infrequent encounters with university students, I have been quoting that first sentence of the Unesco constitution: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the…
Why Bob Dylan matters
One of my pleasures in visiting our elder daughter in southern California is to feel the warmth and glory of the cultural environment of Los Angeles. It is surely not…
HEC amendment bill sails through National Assembly amid opposition by allies
After Senate, the National Assembly also passed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) amendment bill, increasing the representation of provinces in it. The bill, which faced controversies in recent months, was…
Imran Aslam: in memoriam
Every time you go away from Pakistan, there is this opportunity to take pause and leave the sorrows of your country behind. This was present to both of our daughters…
