Community resilience
Extremism is the deadliest emerging threat to global security, rights, peace, well-being, and sustainability. The rise in extremism in various regions of the world is caused by inequalities and an…
Save our children
As I stopped at the red light I glanced outside and there on the footpath was a beggar woman with her infant daughter in her lap. Quite an ordinary sight…
Remembering Bhagwan Das
On February 23 eight years ago, the first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan, Rana Bhagwan Das, passed away. Bhagwan Das was my mentor and taught me to knock on the…
Converge now
As you read this today, ideally beat reporters would have been busy covering the live updates of the Multi Party Conference in Parliament House – but it has been postponed…
A different democracy
The present alarming situation of the country, which stands at the brink of a financial default, is a reflection of the failure of successive governments to transition from a low…
The purpose of education
When former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was in power in Pakistan, he violated democratic and moral dictates by altering the electoral laws and making it mandatory for candidates to…
Dreams and nightmares
As we rise from a long, dusky slumber and look at ourselves after three quarters of a century, we find ourselves engulfed in multiple crises threatening our very existence today.…
Climate migration
The International Day of Migration is observed every year on December 18 to create mass awareness about the challenges and rights of migrants. The International Convention on the Protection of…
A failure is a failure
December reminds us of at least two major failures that have had a long lasting impact on our national psyche. Whether they were political or military failures or of defence…
The realities of life
We are once again caught in a situation where politics in Pakistan revolves largely around the issue of corruption and accusations made by the PTI against its political opponents. Recently,…
