Aid fuels corruption
Driving down Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan Road towards the city centre in Karachi, one cannot miss the huge billboard that announces in chaste Urdu, “If you have knowledge of any fraud…
Answers to our problems lie with us
Earlier this month, a man went to a renowned hospital in Karachi for treatment of his son who was injured by a falling pedestal fan in his village in interior…
Aggression in society
STANDING next to two dozen Pakistani deportees from the UAE at the Karachi airport immigration counter gave me a chance to witness firsthand the demeaning treatment meted out by passengers…
We are the victims, not the victors
President Zardari has returned empty-handed from the US despite claims to the contrary. Aside from vague promises from the World Bank, there was little in terms of financial help for…
Let’s discuss security
The disorganized discussions on matters related to national security in the wake of the Abbottabad operation, and the havoc wrought by militants at PNS Mehran in Karachi betray a whopping…
Social media & literary stars
This week, Karachi is preparing for the Karachi Literature Festival: three years old, still only two days long, but the organizers promise this year’s festival is going to be bigger…
Poor governance and the sad state of Lyari
One is not sure what to be surprised at more. The killing of Rehman Dakait, one of Karachi’s most famous gangsters, or the fact that he has now overnight become…
Anatomy of violence
The last quarter of 2009 unleashed a series of bomb attacks across the country, from the Frontier’s Bara to the attack on Karachi’s main Ashura procession. These attacks totaled over…
Shrines under attack
The Oct 7 attack on the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Karachi, which left ten people dead, was yet another deadly episode driven by fanatical hatred. By desecrating saintly…
No meaningful closure
Some old wounds have been opened afresh recently – which has turned back the clock for many in Karachi, putting forward all those questions which we had tacitly accepted as…
