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Sunday June 04, 2023
Kamila Hyat
Kamila Hyat

  • June 01, 2023

    People, politicians and political space

    When Imran Khan came to power in 2018 many hoped he would break the hold of the corrupt and inefficient two-party system, which had controlled...

  • May 29, 2023

    Confused agendas

    The amount of confusion surrounding what the PTI and Imran Khan are precisely standing for continues to envelop the political thinking of the...

  • May 18, 2023

    The future of democracy

    It is not surprising that a significantly high number of political commentators and analysts and ordinary people in the country are more despondent...

  • May 11, 2023

    Starting at the very beginning

    We ask why our society has become such a brutal one. Why do people fight so often for petty issues – and in some cases even kill each other or...

  • May 04, 2023

    An invisible country

    Very few really think or consider the extent of suffering inflicted by the current economic crisis on the majority in the country. The starvation,...

  • April 27, 2023

    The disparity divide

    As we finish marking Eidul Fitr this year, there are many ways to observe the extent of the disparity which has overtaken society. In some quarters,...

  • April 20, 2023

    Deepening inequality

    During the early weeks of Ramazan, we saw multiple photographs and short clips on TV of the prime minister and other federal and provincial...

  • April 13, 2023

    The meaning of misogyny

    We have always been an essentially misogynist and patriarchal society. Perhaps the two go together. Abusive language almost always contains comments...

  • April 06, 2023

    State of crises

    Through its history Pakistan has seen many crises. These range from military takeovers beginning in the 1950s to wars and civil unrest of various...

  • March 30, 2023

    The wisdom of the people

    Pakistan is facing one of the worst periods in its history. Very few would deny this reality. Inflation has reached record levels, with food price...