On being called a traitor
In an ironic turn of events, the Sindh Assembly paid a historic tribute to the late Prof Waris Mir on June 15. The resolution condemned the remarks of Punjab’s Information…
Who cares for the people?
Imran Khan’s victory in the general election this year had triggered a ripple of excitement among many sections of society. Millions of people, living in abject poverty and on the…
Duty to one’s country
Duty is what one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation. Recognizing a duty means a person theoretically commits himself to its fulfillment without considering one's…
The silence of the graveyard
The silence of the graveyard has descended over Indian-occupied Kashmir. Having illegally and unconstitutionally robbed Kashmir of its special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and reversed the…
The transported: Kashmiri prisoners sent far from home
One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding fighters against Indian troops, the other is one of occupied Kashmir’s most prominent lawyers, accused of being “an incorrigible secessionist”. Despite…
Why do we borrow?
Economic development is said to be about taking the difficult but necessary steps to achieve sustained growth. For example, increasing domestic savings is very difficult, but imperative, maintains Yao Yang…
Media feel the pinch in Indian occupied Kashmir
When plainclothes police arrested newspaper editor Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, his peers in Indian occupied Kashmir saw it as just another attempt by New Delhi to squeeze the media working in…
Meeting POTUS
THE prime minister will meet the president of the US on July 22. The Foreign Office will prepare essential briefing materials. Leaders ignore them at their peril. Pakistan-US relations are not good.…
Some more on Tipu and Tughluq
My previous column about Girish Karnad and his plays ‘The Dreams of Tipu’ and ‘Tughluq’ drew the attention of readers more internationally than nationally. There was a stream of emails…
Education and social justice
In the 9/11 commission report it was recommended that Pakistan should be given more financial support in order to improve its education sector. There was a concern that madressahs were…
