Human lives matter
THE tragedy in Murree has shaken the people of Pakistan and appalled many. The horrific incident once again ‘shocked’ the political leadership which immediately started ‘taking notice’ and ‘formed a committee’. What…
Living unliveable lives
In recent weeks, there is this subject tugging at my heart that I have been afraid to take up. I find it very unsettling, emotionally, and feel that I will…
Human rights on the agenda
There are hundreds of political parties in Pakistan and dozens of them are active, but not many have human rights as a major agenda point on their manifestos. It should…
Cyclones in our lives
For almost the entire week, so many of us had anxiously waited for the threatened arrival of a cyclone. Since there was an element of unpredictability about how it would…
Trading lives for guns
Mass shootings are good for gun sales. In the days following the horrific massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, firearm manufacturers’ stock prices predictably rose. Gun…
Lives swept away
This year, Pakistan has faced the most monstrous climate catastrophe in the country’s history, leaving a third of land mass here under water. The sheer staggering numbers of people affected…
Rebuilding human capital [Part – III]
Sixth, revamp the higher education system and research institutes where the criteria for allocating public funds would be based on promoting emerging technologies and generation and application of knowledge to…
Crimes against humanity
Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned scholar, author and activist, in a video message to a webinar organised by a Washington-based advocacy organisation named the Indian American Muslim Council observed “The pathology…
Kashmir – a call to humanity
Kashmir cries. The world turns a deaf ear. The institutions play dumb. The governments prefer a blind eye. That has been the state of affairs for 70 years. What is…
Humanity dumbfounded against Coronavirus
It seems that the entire world has come to a standstill with uncertainty and fear ruling the roost. Even a light sneeze is enough to cause panic among people, who…
