Internet outages and economic development in Pakistan
The emergence of social media has changed the manner in which people express themselves and their opinions. In Pakistan, the virtual public square has become Facebook, X, and Instagram. These…
Guns, roses and outrage
Warmongers in Pakistan and India have been strong from day one, missing no opportunity to hurl abuses at one another and threatening to annihilate each other. They are adroit at…
Orlando outrage
Even as the initial news flashes emerged about a gunman going on a rampage in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, one was compelled to wonder how long it would…
Days of rage
LAST week, Saudi-German psychiatrist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen drove his car into a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. The market was crowded; Christmas break had just begun, giving people an opportunity…
Tech lords of the world
THIS past weekend, rumours were flying around that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was hosting a $600 million wedding to his fiancée Lauren Sanchez in Aspen, Colorado. The rumour reached all…
Defeating fascism
Pakistan’s politics remains a vicious circle degrading with each rotation. The 2014 horror movie was re-run this week. Fascist hordes descended once again upon D-Chowk in a paralysed Islamabad amidst…
Kashmir’s unyielding spirit
In the heart of Occupied Kashmir, voices rise not in whispers but in cries, filling the air with a raw urgency. Streets bustle not with peace but with resistance, and…
UK Tories’ tales of shame
THERE is no Utopia no matter where you are in the world and one can be sure that those who believe that ‘Western’ democracy is squeaky clean are one of…
Maladies not interpreted
If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? This choice actually belongs in the realm of poetry and parables. But dreams, in the context of one’s aspirations and…
US sees new isolation from Israel support
Nearly three years after President Joe Biden took office vowing “America is back,” the country’s international image is taking a beating as his administration backs Israel in its war with…
