A Pakistan without Benazir Bhutto
The general belief is that no one is indispensable in this mortal world. But in my humble opinion, there are definitely exceptions to this general rule. Had Jinnah (our Quaid-e-Azam)…
IMF’s risk assessment: eyes half shut
The first coronavirus outbreak – SARS – in the shape of epidemic happened around the beginning of this century. The second coronavirus epidemic – MERS – struck around the close…
The making of HuT
IN January 2024, the British government labelled Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) as the 80th proscribed terrorist organisation, raising significant questions about balancing the protection of democratic institutions against subversive ideologies and…
The Bhutto wound
THE Supreme Court’s March 6 judgement gives valid legal reasons why the trial that led to the verdict ordering Z.A. Bhutto’s execution in 1979 did not meet the requirements of…
Bhutto’s legacy
April 4, 1979 was the day of the judicial murder of the elected prime minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. This was based on a split 4-3 court decision and…
Legendary Bhutto
On the fourth of April, exactly forty-five years ago in 1979, an unsuccessful attempt was made to extinguish a shining star from the political horizon of Pakistan. The dark forces…
Parachuted manifestos
The election manifestos of all major parties have now been released. I went through them with an eye on education priorities. If education is an election issue for you that…
Bhutto’s legacy
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has long been a proponent of progressive politics, aiming to propel the country forward. On the 27th of December, the nation commemorates the death anniversary…
Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in decades
Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals’ misery. Temperatures in the South Asian…
The cost of internet shutdown
During the political drama of last week, one of the many adversities faced by the general public was the banning of the Internet for the majority of the users across…
