Jinnah’s vision
Father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah not only won a separate homeland for Muslims living in the Subcontinent but also identified the issues that confronted the new state…
Safety of journalists
In the first month of the new year, the journalist community across the country has had to record its protest against the brutal murder of fellow journalist Hasnain Shah. According…
On Jinnah’s Pakistan
The nation celebrated its Independence Day with traditional enthusiasm, zeal and fervor in commemoration of the creation of Pakistan 73 years ago under the indomitable leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali…
The injustice of inequality
A defining feature of Pakistan’s economy and society is the inequality of income and productive assets. The resultant inequality of opportunity is an as yet unrecognized form of injustice. It…
Jinnah: A Charismatic And Persuasive Leader
The Pakistani nation and the Pakistani missions abroad are celebrating today the 139th birthday of Jinnah born on December 25, 1876 in the port city of Karachi. The day is…
Absolute victory
August 30 has a special significance in modern history. Exactly 102 years ago, the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, managed to achieve a decisive victory against…
Regulating party elections
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah remained the president of the All India Muslim League from 1937 to 1943. Abul-Kalam Azad was the president of the All India Congress from 1936 to…
Education emergency: now or never
“Let me read, let me grow”, said a 10-year-old child I met in Mirpurkhas. And this is primarily the voice of every child I have met in Pakistan. The first…
Daanish: then and now
Built in 5 BCE, Takshashila University, also known as Taxila University, was considered the citadel of knowledge. It would remain so for seven centuries. Taxila itself, with well-planned cities, was…
A year of elections
The year 2024 has started with the world gearing up for elections. Approximately two-and-a-half billion people in South Asia, including those in Pakistan, are preparing for elections. Globally people in…
