opinion
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Above the law
Mir Adnan Aziz
Since ancient times, rule of law has been deemed essential for mankind. The Law Code of Hammurabi , is a four ton stone slab with 282 laws etched onto it. It was excavated in 1901 by a Jacques de...
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To be a woman is not to be
Ghazi Salahuddin
Living in Pakistan, you must learn to bear pain and grief. Again and again, your peace of mind is shattered by tragedies that remain incomprehensible. This week, there is something that is...
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Tackling Karachi’s floods
Zirgham Nabi Afridi
Urban drainage infrastructure is almost entirely built underground. Being out of sight, it is a lucrative avenue to illegally pocket millions. Avenues for making money are aplenty, first in the...
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Dark days
Salaar Khan
These past few days have been heavy. The kind of dark Pakistani Days where numbness waxes and wanes over an agony that is all too familiar. Where rage and resignation flare and fold into one...
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Treasures to read
Dr A Q Khan
Today, I have two books to discuss. The first – a treasure of knowledge, information and national history – titled ‘Such Tau Yeh He’ , published by Qalam Foundation, Lahore. The book has...
