Changing the landscape of thought
The leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, Maulana Khadim Hussain Rizvi, left just as quickly as he had arrived on the political scene. His death on Thursday left many surprised and…
Censoring freedoms
THERE seems to be no respite from state censorship. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked TikTok — a video-sharing app most popular among young people, which has been downloaded 43…
Societal harmony
June 8 is of much significance in the history of the US. Today, active participation of white and black Americans can be witnessed in every field of life. The people…
Terrible suffering
Terrible acts of violence and suffering take place in houses across our country because of the inability of the government to pay heed to the laws it has itself put…
A respite for the Afghan people
The reports of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the US have created a ripple of excitement among the hapless Afghan people who have witnessed nothing but death and…
The Blooms, the Bard and great books
In part one of this column yesterday, we started discussing Allan Bloom and Harold Bloom and their writings. In his book ‘The Closing of the American Mind’ (1987), Allan Bloom…
Ripping away our future
Pakistan has only one hope. It lies with the younger generation that has grown up in the years after the dark dictatorship of General Ziaul Haq, and which may bring…
The China ‘model’
EVERY few months or so, the demand for a ‘presidential system’ of government in Pakistan makes an appearance on various social media sites. This happens most prominently on Twitter, where…
Global warming reshapes almanac for tea growers
Que Liu and his wife Si En spend their mornings picking pu'er leaves in an ancient tea garden in a forest not far from their hillside village, one of many…
ARTICLES Global warming reshapes almanac for tea growers
Que Liu and his wife Si En spend their mornings picking pu'er leaves in an ancient tea garden in a forest not far from their hillside village, one of many…
