Cripples, schemers and bigots
Pakistan has always been a bit of an international headache, hasn’t it? What with its meddling in Afghanistan, its problems and wars with India, the nurturing of terrorists and terrorism…
Culture of impunity
On May 27, two crimes that shocked the world took place, one in the morning in Lahore, Pakistan and the other at night in Uttar Pradesh, India. Three young women…
So far away from home
Pakistanis live almost everywhere in the world, in most cases having moved away in search of a better quality of life. This process of movement has continued for decades, beginning…
Exploring extremism
INCREASING intolerance and the growing incidence of violent behaviour in Pakistani society require a review of the conventional understanding of extremism in Pakistan. Apart from the process of social transformation…
Promotion policy shift
The Leaning Tower of Pisa cannot be straightened unless it is rebuilt. But, although attempts have been made to keep the tower from listing further, it has too much history…
A Nigerian nightmare
Africa’S largest country — in terms of both its population and the size of its economy — is today hosting a World Economic Forum (WEF) event where regional leaders and…
Becoming ‘that’ country
Pakistanis are used to mourning their schoolgirls. For this reason, perhaps they may understand the situation Nigerians find themselves in right now. Last month, Boko Haram, Nigeria’s own version of…
A deadly disease
The world commemorates Thalassaemia Day in the first week of May. Since this disease can be fatal, is extremely painful and requires costly treatment, much is done to try to…
Education guidelines
Education is the answer for Pakistan, everyone says, and indeed they may be right. At the same time, what counts as an education, which educational institutions deserve protection, and by…
Anti-women coalition
That our women face an uphill, against all odds battle for equality can be gauged from one simple fact: clergymen who are at daggers drawn with each other over even…
