Regulating social media
The arrival of the internet is, no doubt, the most defining moment in our history. Social media tools, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp, have become powerful instruments to play…
Guiding youth
PAKISTAN is currently the world’s fifth most populous country. The majority of the population consists of youth between the ages of 18 to 30. The youth are our future, our…
Teenage blues
THE teenage years are not a trouble-free phase in a young person’s life. The transition to adulthood poses many challenges, mainly due to physiological reasons, including hormonal changes in the…
Right to health
THE Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recently convened a national roundtable on enshrining the right to health in the Constitution — a great initiative and a step in the right…
Constitutional abyss
“The framers had inserted Article 184(3) intending that the jurisdiction shall be exercised to ensure that the fundamental rights of the weak, vulnerable and marginalised classes are protected.” — Justice…
Drugs in schools
OUR schoolchildren are at risk. It is not the system of education that makes them vulnerable to social evils such as drug addiction (substance use disorder, or SUD in medical…
A sensitive approach
WHEN we celebrate women, as we did last month on International Women’s Day, it is important to include women in law enforcement in the conversation. Women in law enforcement bring…
Reliving a historical blunder
Recent political developments have rightly upset many Pakistanis, who feel that they are being systematically disenfranchised and deprived of a role in determining their future. But those beholden to social…
IMF, Constitution & tax codes
“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday urged Pakistan to follow the Constitution in order to resolve its political disputes, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva…
A (mock) revolution gone awry
Composed on the grandest of scales and couched in the most sublime of languages, the epic represents the highest form of poetry. Typically, this genre describes the glorious saga of…
