The writer is a lawyer.In February of this year, I filed a request for information under the Right of Access to Information Act. It had been close to two years since the then...
Pakistan has a long history of a mixed economic system, starting with laissez-faire and the all-out nationalisation of industries and businesses and ending up with experiencing...
What has gone wrong with recent predictions about a possible tussle between the PTI government and state institutions? The controversy over the appointment of the DG ISI,...
The Glasgow Climate Conference has ended with a renewed commitment of 200 nations to climate change goals, among scepticism and criticism by activists of doing too little. The...
In a show of solidarity, Palestinian factions have also come out in support of Hamas, saying in a statement: “The Palestinian people and their political and national forces are...
On November 19, when House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion social safety net and climate bill, they left out a signature Biden administration commitment: a path to citizenship...
Although there are many reasons for the high number of out-of-school children, poverty is probably the biggest factor. As though education was not costly enough already, recent inflation has made...
I have been appealing to the ruling elite to use electronic voting machines in general elections for all overseas Pakistanis. EVMs replace paper ballots and are used in various countries...
There is a new threat lurking: air pollution. It can cause serious damage to the lives of people as well as to the flora and fauna of a place. According to the World Health Organization , 12.6...
The International Islamic University in Islamabad has more than 30,000 students, including foreign students. These students are facing numerous issues in the hostels. What is even worse is the...
This refers to the letter ‘The educated half’ by Nasim Gul . The sorry state of the education system in remote areas of Pakistan is not new, and the literacy rate of women who belongs to...
Lahore has a magical effect on its residents. The former chief minister, Shehbaz Sharif, referred to it as ‘Paris’. This Paris has palaces, but these palaces have no drainage system. Its roads...
There is a lot of hue and cry over audios and videos of different personalities across the media these days. But there are more audios and videos. Those in which PTI leaders declared it would not...
This refers to the news report ‘Resolution of people’s problems lies in ouster of PTI government: Bilawal’ . There is absolutely no doubt that the PTI government has failed to deliver in most...
The prices of basic items have gone up due to inflation. On top of that, shop keepers and retailers are charging prices of their own choice in Islamabad. There is no check-and-balance.The government...
From the murder of Nimrita Kumari to the alleged suicide of Nosheen Kazmi in Chandka Medical College, patriarchy seems to be fastening its claws in our society. Unfortunately, countless women are...
One of the foremost crises facing Pakistan today is the water crisis. The Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources has predicted that by 2025, Pakistan will approach absolute water...
Though Pakistan’s petrol retailers have called off their nation-wide strike after reaching an agreement with the government over an increase in profit margins, the country’s energy policies once...
It’s the time when the slogan ‘orange the world’ makes sense to all women’s rights activists – the 16 days of activism for elimination of violence against women. This year, the UN has put...
