The tragedy at Rajanpur
The unfolding events at Rajanpur once again expose the gloomiest chapter of the tragedy of Pakistan. It is not only tragic because a bunch of ragtag bandits could repulse the…
Unplanned future
The past few years were spent in electioneering and in the wrangling between various political parties. While the lower segment of society faced a miserable time due to inflation and…
Educational divide
WHILE basic education is a constitutional right of every child in Pakistan, millions of children and youth remain deprived of this fundamental means of living a quality life. The recently…
The crisis of indecision
THE election in Punjab may not have caused many ripples earlier but on Sunday night it was watched rather closely. This was the south of Punjab, the land of the…
Disaster orthodoxy in Pakistan
ALMOST 40 years ago, ‘disaster orthodoxy’ started being challenged and critiqued in Western societies by researchers such as Kenneth Hewitt, Paul Susman and Phil O’Keefe, amongst others. According to Kathleen…
Imperial ideology
AT its zenith, the British Empire was celebrated by its ideologues as the dominion upon which the sun never set. When it came, however, the end was eye-catchingly inglorious —…
Kacho area’s plight
PAKISTAN is geographically vast and ecologically diverse. The country has dry temperate mountains with the largest glaciers outside polar regions in the north, plains in the middle, coastal areas in…
Rethinking Pakistan’s agriculture
THE climate change-induced rains of last summer left millions of people homeless in many parts of Pakistan. While it is correct to put pressure on the international community to pay…
District disparities and gender shifts
The Council of Common Interest (CCI) approved the summary findings of the 7th Population and Housing Census during its 50th meeting on August 5, 2023. A gazette notification was made…
The land where hunger lives
We hear stories every day of how people live – and die. In households across the country, there are families who survive on only ‘roti’ and water with almost nothing…
