Transporting prisoners
It is so punctual this prison bus that passes by my residence every day at 8 in the morning. At the appointed time there is a loud blaring of horns…
Transparency and the RTI
Pakistan’s Right to Information (RTI) Act is playing an instrument role in generating information that can help hold the corrupt accountable for their actions. The Toshakhana case is one such…
The conspiracy that wasn’t
Ever since Imran Khan faced a defeat in the vote of no-confidence in the National Assembly, the former prime minister and his coteries have been talking about a foreign conspiracy.…
Unspeakable crime
Four months ago, two days before the civilized world celebrated one year since the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into force on January 22, officials here at…
Inspiration personified
“I’M no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls,” said Michel Foucault, a maverick French philosopher of the second half of the last century. Paul Farmer…
Stimulate vitality of railways to build China’s strength in transportation
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the work…
No petrol, no cars: Cubans turn to electric transport
There is a new sight on the streets of Havana: increasing numbers of electric vehicles whizzing among the old American cars so emblematic of the Cuban capital. As fuel shortages…
Conspiracy theories cloud pandemic treaty push
The World Health Organization is battling a barrage of disinformation alleging it is scheming to take over health policy in sovereign nations, as it tries to chart a way forward…
Battling transphobia
TWO brilliant khawaja sirah (transwomen) were awarded the Pride of Pakistan by the state at the Pakistan Day parade on March 23 in Islamabad — less than a week after…
Unspoken truth
When I first heard the news about the impending Russian invasion of Ukraine, I immediately thought about the day that I heard about the American invasion of Iraq in March…
