Farmers not the principal culprits
There’s a continuous debate that burning of rice crop residue in Punjab is the primary contributor to smog. Every year people in the arena of policy making shift all the…
Pakistan debt journey – the real culprits
At a time when Pakistan's economy was growing at a steady pace from period beginning June 2013, there was one economic indicator that was perceived to be the looming threat:…
Will India get the real culprits?
The Indian parliament in its wisdom passed a law on Friday that seeks to further restrict the flow of foreign funds to NGOs, which it fears induce religious conversions. On…
A city struggling to survive
Lahore has long been renowned for its rich cultural heritage and architectural wonders. Home to over 14 million people, Lahore has always been celebrated as Pakistan’s historical, culinary, and cultural…
Breathe!
Punjab as a whole, but especially the provincial capital Lahore, is once again in the grip of what has become a regular (no longer necessarily seasonal) affliction: smog. Normally, the…
The urgent need to counter mob justice
Both print and social media these days are painting a grim picture of the rising incidents of lynching and vigilante justice across different parts of our country. This deadly wave…
Targeting Chinese nationals
THE Shangla terrorist attack on the Chinese engineers’ vehicle is having consequences. Chinese companies have suspended work on at least three critical hydropower projects: the Dasu dam, the Diamer-Basha dam, and the Tarbela 5th…
Working children
THEY are everywhere. Sweeping floors in the homes of the wealthy, serving tea at stands, begging outside shopping malls, cleaning car windshields, working in brick kilns, and tilling the soil.…
Slog sloganeers
AS was expected, the BJP, or should one say, Narendra Modi, has won the general election in India. What has proven wrong are assertions like ‘abki baar, char sau paar’,…
The state of Pakistan
THE reality of Pakistan, shaped by its wayward masters and bureaucrats, manifests itself each day. Not even December 1971 compares with the listless gloom that engulfs the country today. Ever…
