opinion
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In the name of the people
Kamila Hyat
The people are handy beings. They can be called upon and spoken for by any political party whenever the need arises. When they are not needed, they simply remain in their tiny hovels, makeshift...
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Protecting child rights in Sindh
Anees Jillani
Pakistan is one of those unfortunate countries where hundreds of thousands of children under the age of five years die each year. Only those of our children who are lucky reach the fifth grade; and...
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Partition and the ‘other’ Sindhi
Mushtaq Rajpar
The partition of the Subcontinent is still painful for millions across the border. They still remember the loss of homes and places they were born and lived in. Millions suffered in the process;...
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Politics of the reserved
Irshad Ahmad
After the 18th Amendment, administrative powers were decentralised and shifted from the federal government to the provinces. Through the insertion of Article 140-A into the constitution, the local...
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The power paradox
M Zeb Khan
Does power really corrupt people? Why is it that people who acquire power after huge sacrifices succumb to the dictates of power and lose it to something very trivial? In Pakistan, we have...
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A stark warning
Joe Ware
Many people who care about climate change often complain that although the issue may get discussed in the inside pages of serious news publications it rarely cuts through to popular culture. For...