Redefining ourselves
In terms of massive tragedy, atrocities committed and personal traumas surely no one community has suffered more in contemporary history than the Ummah –the worldwide community of Muslims. Indeed, if…
Small step down a long road
Have you ever wondered why there is so little balance in so many of our views? Things can`t always be all good or aH bad. But that is how we…
Freedom available!
The government of Punjab has invited comments from the public on its draft ‘Punjab Freedom of Information Act’, which has been approved in principle by the Punjab cabinet. It is…
Unwanted milestones
Over the past few months, Pakistan`s economy has crossed three unhappy milestones of sorts: The rupee finally crossed the 100 to a dollar mark, having lost over 10pc in its…
The major fault lines
WHAT happened in Islamabad last Thursday was no parable; we saw the state of Pakistan in a microcosm, with all the major fault lines etched in bold relief. How did…
Between hype and hope
WARNING signs that the new government in fact has no real ideas and represents no real change are mounting. Monday`s televised address to the nation brought back far too many…
Cambodia’s neglected child rape epidemic
Su Linda, 9, left the house in the middle of the night last week to visit the outdoor toilet, a normal enough occurrence in her village in Cambodia's southern Kampot…
Karachi’s violent cycle
When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the problem of growing violence in Karachi is a national issue — because without security you have no investment, and without investment you have…
The Swiss accounts
While the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is being continuously targeted for not taking action against tax evaders, it must be mentioned that some officers have been trying their best…
To the Punjabi intelligentsia
Even when Pakistan had not been dismembered and Bengalis were the largest ethno-linguistic group within the state –outnumbering all other groups and nationalities combined – the Punjabi elite and middleclass…
