Safety of journalists
It would not have been possible with Imran Khan, or his information minister. Media freedom was an anathema to the entire PTI lot; they tried to crush all opposing voices…
The Brothers Hasan
The last couple of years have been devastating on multiple counts; we lost many activists, journalists, intellectuals and writers. Mubashir Hasan and Mehdi Hasan – cousins – were two of…
Let the people speak
The situation in the country can only be described as the fortunes of the imposed government of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) increasingly dwindling, with the beleaguered incumbents increasingly feeling the…
A charter for journalists
The National Journalist Convention organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and held on November 17, 2021, in Islamabad was a resounding success, but it did not get…
A plethora of issues
Although Afghanistan currently looms large in the plethora of issues facing the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) government, its penchant for creating unnecessary conflicts that do not redound to its benefit is…
Once upon a Monday
What was Pakistan like this week in terms of its national affairs? This rather rhetorical question is prompted by an event that took place on the first day of this…
A convention of lawyers
It was an array of the most committed activists and leaders of civil society, human rights, lawyers’ fraternity, and media professionals in the country – gathered in Islamabad on June…
Farewell, Rehman Sahib
How do you dissolve that lump in your throat when you begin to write the obituary of I A Rehman? Possibly by first remembering what a wit he was. His…
The end of spring
(The tavern is deserted, the decanter and the goblet are in mourning; the moment you left, spring turned away from us. — Faiz) USING the past tense about Saleem Asmi…
Prof Tausif on journalism: Part – II
Prof Tausif Ahmed’s writings on journalism take us through the vicissitudes of this country and how journalists have endured hardships while fighting for the freedom of expression. One such article…
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