Around 48 per cent of schools in the country do not have toilets
Recent killing of a woman in Toba Tek Singh by her brother speaks volumes about this cancerous patriarchy
PMdecision to ban unnecessary foreign visits of ministers, secretaries and other government officials is a positive step
Supporters of PTI block the Peshawar to Islambad highway on Sunday in protest against the alleged skewing of election results in February 8 polls....
However, it is encouraging to see resolve of CM Punjab Maryam and CM Sindh Murad to serve people and improve these indicators
The government is also likely to increase the burden of existing taxpayers instead of imposing an agriculture tax
No messiah from political elite talked about exit strategy from vicious circle of external and internal debt
They believe that his rhetoric against political class of country isolated him
This prompts many to assert that Pakistan can also be an economic power if it wants
After pushing Pakistan’s economy towards partial deindustrialisation, the pundits of the neo-liberal world have come up again with a new...
PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif at the stage during a rally at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, on October 21, 2023, in this...
Palestinians walk through a ravaged street following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, on October 10, 2023. — AFPThe recent statement of an Israeli...
A man stands amid the rubble of a building in the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 29, 2023. —...
How to help the people. The News/FileThe drastic reduction in petroleum prices has led to sighs of relief among the people of the country, who had...
In part one of this article, I tried to dispel the impression that the creation of Israel was purely and primarily for persecuted Jews, arguing...
The Hamas attack on Israel and the consequential bombardment of Gaza by Israel has not only triggered a heated debate over the Palestinian issue but...
Solid waste generation rates are on the rise across the world. One of the factors fuelling this generation is the rising trend of promoting a...
Amidst a deep economic and financial crisis, the pundits of the neoliberal world are again prescribing a recipe for disaster, piling pressure on the...
While the announcement of a new economic corridor at the recently held G20 summit may have created a ripple of excitement, it also indicates that...
The Pakistani ruling elite routinely makes tall claims about attracting massive investment that it believes can transform the country. Sections of...
The recent protests against inflated bills seem to be suggesting that people are no longer ready to tolerate the skyrocketing inflation that has...
The recent hasty legislation carried out by parliament clearly indicates that the houses of public representatives have become merely a rubber...
The terrible terrorist attack in Bajaur shows that, despite having sacrificed more than 70,000 lives and suffering financial losses worth over $100...
When the dark era of Gen Ziaul Haq ended abruptly in 1988, it rekindled the hopes of millions that Pakistan would be on the right track.Most people...
Indian scholar Homi K Bhabha’s analysis of ‘mimicry’ seems more realistic. The argument that mimicry has an element of menace that disrupts...
Literary terms or concepts like ‘mimicry’ cannot be understood without some knowledge about colonialism and its impacts on developing countries,...
As recent events have shown, it seems that those who were behind the incident of May 9 will not be spared, and the authorities seem to have taken...
The recent boat tragedy off the Greek shores has saddened the entire nation, prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to announce a day of mourning....
Former prime minister Imran Khan who promoted the politics of hate and created deep divides in Pakistan’s political social environment for years...
After holding a mammoth gathering in Lahore in 2011, former prime minister Imran Khan had created an impression that his party believed in a...
The US does not seem to be concerned about the financial difficulties Pakistan is going through despite the fact that Pakistan has been an ally of...
Socialist countries have often been accused of following one-party rule, banning other parties from participating in politics. In the past, the...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to China augurs well for a world that faces the possibilities of conflicts in Europe and Asia. The...
Finland recently joining Nato may have created a ripple of excitement among warmongers sitting in the power corridors of London, Paris and...
The recent political manoeuvrings of Imran Khan have created an impression that he is a true Machiavellian. In his recent speech at a public...
It is a bitter fact that neighbours cannot be changed and altering geographical contiguity is next to impossible. That said, throughout history...
The recent rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has created a ripple of excitement among the people of the region, who have been badly...
When the coalition government replaced the PTI-led government last year to clear what it called the mess created by the gross incompetence of Imran...
Various circles in Pakistan have once again suggested normalization of relations between Pakistan and India. Some economists assert that...
The recent move by President Arif Alvi to announce the date for provincial elections has plunged the country into a new political crisis. This...
As millions of Pakistanis continue to bear the brunt of inflation and poverty, the political elite finds new narratives to fool the hapless people...
The recent decision by the government to lift the ban on import luxury vehicles shows that our ruling elite has a tendency to squander taxpayers’...
The January 30 terror attack inside a mosque in Peshawar has terrified the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , who had been warning the government of the...
The early years of the coronavirus pandemic brought so many changes to our lifestyle, including the way we conduct businesses. During the first two...
Interacting with people has always been one of the main components of the art of ruling. In India, the panchayat system in villages ensures that...
