Category: Pakistan
Why the Judges ‘Explosive’ Letter Will Likely Amount to Nothing
by Zarrar Khuhro at Dawn: What’s really cute, of course, is that in 2019, the…
‘Nasim Gul Sahib’ -By Habib Khan
Engr. Habib Khan writes from Quetta: In the mid nineties, when the drug dealers started…
Beyond Patriarchy: Woman, Islam, Pakistan
As I see it: A religion that grants women more freedom and rights than most…
Conversation: Who Leaked the Judges Letter?
Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah, Advocate Supreme Court at Dawn News discussion the aftermath of six…
Welcome to Pakistan: Democracy’s Decay: The Senate’s Descent Into Deception
by Rabia Azfar Nizami in The Express Tribune: The democratic structure of governance rooted in…
Why Isn’t Pakistan Exploiting Its Energy Assets?
Oil Analyst Syed Rashid Hussain (Toronto-based) shares his views on Pakistan’s energy assets and discusses…
Aankhon Ko Visa Nahi Lagta By Gulzar
Blast from the past: Gulzar pens a beautiful ode to Mehdi Hasan, and remembers Ahmed…
Maniza Naqvi on Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore
Maniza Naqvi at Literary Hub: Back in December 2016, I was sitting in my office…
Resolutions and Realities: Between 1940 and 2024
Minority becomes majority Javed Jabbar at Dawn: In 2024, as in 1940, we, too, have…
The X Ban
Waqas Ahmed at The Express Tribune: Former (Pakistani) senator Farhatullah Babar (chief of PPP’s human…
Rectifying the Past, Neglecting the Present
Top court endorsed what everyone knew since Bhutto’s hanging: it was a miscarriage of justice…
Laila and Majnu
Early morning today, while reading Laila Majnu — an age-old love story turned into a…