Hating Malala
Why do they hate her so? At least with the TTP it isn`t hard to figure out: Malala has publicly and powerfully defied them. But why do so many ordinary,…
Fast and malodorous: Bangkok’s ‘khlong’ boat network
Every morning, tens of thousands of Bangkok's most rushed, reckless or cash-strapped commuters hop onto its "khlong" boats - plying the main canal in a speedy, if not fragrant, bid…
Theatrics isn’t leadership
As many Indians expected, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has succeeded in scuttling an odious ordinance which would have enabled lawmakers sentenced to jail for two years or more to hold…
Mr Khan in Wonderland
The chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, has penned an article in this newspaper – Dialogue: the best of difficult options – explaining his position on the Taliban threat. It’s…
Roads and rulers
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thinks big especially when it comes to construction works and notably road-building. His two previous tenures in government have left behind mega road projects, including the…
Police story
When Shahid Hayat Khan took charge as additional inspector general of police in Karachi on September 12 in the wake of the massive reshuffle of the Sindh Police by the…
Atrocities against women
The display of anger and outrage at the brutal rape of a small girl in Lahore will acquire meaning only if the public discourse is extended beyond demands for punishing…
Bankruptcy of the mental kind
“Such incidents are not conducive to peace talks…”, PM Sharif. Some revelation this…if the death toll in the Peshawar church attack had been somewhat lower, would that have facilitated peace…
Financial inclusion
One glaring inequity, among many, in Pakistan’s socio-economic framework is the unequal access to financial services. While, overall, Pakistan has a fairly well-developed and relatively robust formal financial sector, a…
The real enemy
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained…
