A requiem for fine journalism
RONALD L. Haeberle was a combat photographer with the US army whose pictures exposed the horrors of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam in 1969. Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, at…
Wood for the trees
SUNDAY may have passed in a flash of politics and noise but its aftershocks will continue for some time. The Supreme Court judgement on the matter and what it paves…
Minorities as citizens
“ARTICLE 260(3) of the Constitution though declares the Ahmedis/Qadianis as non-Muslims, it neither disowns them as citizens of Pakistan nor deprives them of their entitlement to the fundamental rights guaranteed…
An Olympics tale for the ages
Epic moments often have a way of sneaking up on us and Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic record-breaking javelin throw of 92.97 meters was no exception. Pakistan got its first individual gold…
‘Crisis of governability’
IN a recent piece published in the Journal of Democracy, scholars Adeel Malik and Maya Tudor provide an overview of why the Pakistani state is losing its ability to control the political…
The great tuition debate
It is that time of the year again when summer ends and schools reopen, many and often with revised fees. Every year, this reignites the annual debate around private school…
Protecting Punjab’s women
The law to protect women from violence was drawn up in 2015 by the PML-N government in Punjab. The draft was approved by the provincial cabinet, and subsequently passed unanimously…
Old wine in new bottles
The incumbent government, as all earlier ones, is jubilant over securing a staff-level agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 12, 2024—once approved by Executive Board of IMF, it…
United against violence
Despite significant strides in legislation, gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive and deeply entrenched issue in Pakistan. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 32 per cent of women…
Justice beyond the courtroom
A father plays with his two children in one of the two freshly mowed lawns between the grey structures of the main building and the Chief Justice Complex of the…
