Broken politics, broken budget
THE budget has come and gone, as far as parliament is concerned. The PPP showed much concern and made much noise but then quietly voted for it, while the PTI couldn’t even…
Each one to teach one
Education is a right, not a privilege, for every citizen of Pakistan. The country faces significant challenges in achieving universal literacy and numeracy, with approximately 70 million illiterate individuals. With…
Separation of powers in jeopardy?
A lot was said and debated over the past few weeks about a mysterious ‘constitutional package’ being introduced to amend the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the…
Travelling to India
Frankly, it’s unbelievable (especially to those who don’t live in either country) that Pakistan and India – countries with a collective population of approximately 1.7 billion and with tens of…
The media and the spectacle
In the age of information, the media has emerged as one of the most powerful pillars of society. The media not only presents facts but also shapes the perspective from…
Resurrection, 2024
IT is almost 45 years to the day that former prime minister Z.A. Bhutto was hanged on April 4, 1979, for a murder he did not himself commit. Since then,…
Of the elephant in the courtroom
JAILED rights activist Umar Khalid withdrew his bail application from the Indian supreme court last week, preferring instead to try his fortunes at the lower courts. Implicit in the move…
Food aid to Gaza falls as Israel sets new aid rule
Food supplies to Gaza have fallen sharply in recent weeks because Israeli authorities have introduced a new customs rule on some humanitarian aid and are separately scaling down deliveries organized…
The urgent need to counter mob justice
Both print and social media these days are painting a grim picture of the rising incidents of lynching and vigilante justice across different parts of our country. This deadly wave…
Ousted BD leader becomes diplomatic headache for India
Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution, analysts say she has become a diplomatic headache for her hosts in India. Hasina’s iron-fisted tenure…
