Kamila Hyat
Kamila Hyat

  • November 17, 2025

    The Zohran promise

    New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani names Dean Fuleihan as his first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as his chief of staff during a press...

  • November 17, 2025

    The Zohran promise

    New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani names Dean Fuleihan as his first deputy mayor and Elle Bisgaard-Church as his chief of staff during a press...

  • October 29, 2025

    A damaged youth bulge

    A representational image shows a person preparing an injectable substance. — AFP/FileAccording to figures put out by international organisations,...

  • October 29, 2025

    A damaged youth bulge

    A representational image shows a person preparing an injectable substance. — AFP/FileAccording to figures put out by international organisations,...

  • October 14, 2025

    Heroes among us

    ANP leader from Bajaur Maulana Khanzeb . — Facebook/Maulana KhanZeb/FilePakistan has often been criticised, mostly by Pakistanis themselves, as a...

  • October 14, 2025

    Heroes among us

    ANP leader from Bajaur Maulana Khanzeb . — Facebook/Maulana KhanZeb/FilePakistan has often been criticised, mostly by Pakistanis themselves, as a...

  • October 01, 2025

    What is the trad wives tradition?

    A women cutting vegetables. —TheNews/FileA perfect platter of steaming biryani or a plate of dessert being served up by young women in impeccable...

  • October 01, 2025

    What is the trad wives tradition?

    A women cutting vegetables. —TheNews/FileA perfect platter of steaming biryani or a plate of dessert being served up by young women in impeccable...

  • September 21, 2025

    Misinformation mania

    A representational image showing "fake news" visible on a laptop screen. — AFP/FileThe efforts to spread misinformation of all kinds over social...

  • September 21, 2025

    Misinformation mania

    A representational image showing "fake news" visible on a laptop screen. — AFP/FileThe efforts to spread misinformation of all kinds over social...

  • September 13, 2025

    Ignorance and the world

    Sindh Government staff monitor real-time flood updates at the Provincial Rain and Flood Emergency Monitoring Cell in Karachi on September 8, 2025....

  • September 13, 2025

    Ignorance and the world

    Sindh Government staff monitor real-time flood updates at the Provincial Rain and Flood Emergency Monitoring Cell in Karachi on September 8, 2025....

  • September 02, 2025

    Plotting the highway to progress

    Motorists face difficulties due to the road being closed with trucks at Murree Road Faizabad area in Rawalpindi on October 18, 2024. — OnlineSo...

  • September 02, 2025

    Plotting the highway to progress

    Motorists face difficulties due to the road being closed with trucks at Murree Road Faizabad area in Rawalpindi on October 18, 2024. — OnlineSo...

  • August 26, 2025

    The colour green

    Students wave Pakistan۔s national flag during Independence Day celebrations at the mausoleum of founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in...

  • August 26, 2025

    The colour green

    Students wave Pakistan۔s national flag during Independence Day celebrations at the mausoleum of founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in...

  • August 10, 2025

    Leaning to the left

    Junior Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the son of Shaheed Mir Murtaza Bhutto and grandson of ZA Bhutto addresses a rally in Shahdadkot on November 8, 2024. —...

  • August 10, 2025

    Leaning to the left

    Junior Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the son of Shaheed Mir Murtaza Bhutto and grandson of ZA Bhutto addresses a rally in Shahdadkot on November 8, 2024. —...

  • July 31, 2025

    Democracy without dignity

    A man stamps on ballot papers as he casts his vote at a polling station in Chakri. — AFP/FileThe reasons why democracies are favoured as a form of...

  • July 31, 2025

    Democracy without dignity

    A man stamps on ballot papers as he casts his vote at a polling station in Chakri. — AFP/FileThe reasons why democracies are favoured as a form of...

  • July 05, 2025

    Poverty versus progress

    A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/FileDespite the various claims by ministers and the government that Pakistan is making progress...

  • July 05, 2025

    Poverty versus progress

    A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/FileDespite the various claims by ministers and the government that Pakistan is making progress...

  • July 05, 2025

    Poverty versus progress

    A person distributes meals among people.— AFP/file Despite the various claims by ministers and the government that Pakistan is making progress in...

  • June 10, 2025

    A step away from the chasm

    Essentially, people who live in cities have lost contact with nature or ability to admire all that it brings

  • May 26, 2025

    A tough war follows

    We must remember that many other battles must be fought and won for country's and its people's sake

  • May 13, 2025

    The dimensions of modern war

    In case of current conflict, situation has been made even worse by hype and hysteria pouring across border

  • April 24, 2025

    The new age of darkness

    We need to take note of discussion generated by series in Pakistan as well

  • April 14, 2025

    Something wicked this way comes

    It was found that at least 60% of answers given by AI were inaccurate or blatantly incorrect

  • April 07, 2025

    A kind of insanity

    In addition to this, Trump has already ordered further crackdown on immigrants including students

  • March 27, 2025

    Troubled waters and barren lands

    Tail-end farmers in Sindh face problems linked to growing water scarcity notably in Indus Delta and consequent erosion from sea

  • March 19, 2025

    People, economics and security

    Pakistan struggles to maintain peace with Afghanistan and its western border remains source of concern

  • March 11, 2025

    Defeating the deadly drug trap

    Report notes that country has 800,000 heroin users and most commonly abused drugs are cannabis, heroin

  • March 03, 2025

    The true meaning of governance

    Question of how drugs manufactured by these companies are prescribed is something that amounts to major scandal

  • February 24, 2025

    A different kind of export

    Pakistani music has resonated globally, particularly in India and other parts of world

  • February 14, 2025

    The meaning of misogyny

    This gender bias is visible everywhere in homes, workplaces, marketplaces, and public spaces

  • January 26, 2025

    Deadly toll of neglect

    Latest figures by WHO and other authorities estimate over 41,000 deaths annually in road accidents in Pakistan

  • January 13, 2025

    The soul of music

    Some of this contemporary music is profoundly moving, with exceptional compositions produced in state-of-the-art studios

  • January 05, 2025

    Spirit of unity

    Country is deeply divided, and this fragmentation cannot be addressed through symbolic actions or occasional statements alone

  • December 30, 2024

    The world of private screens

    This digital shift represents profound change, but it also brings with it significant challenges

  • December 21, 2024

    Not so intelligent after all

    Many people believe that in future, AI will play an even more significant role in their lives

  • December 14, 2024

    Rethinking our priorities

    Official figures say Pakistan’s literacy stands at around 60% and is considerably lower

  • December 01, 2024

    VPNs and other dangers

    Economic repercussions of VPN crackdown have far-reaching, especially for country's burgeoning freelance community

  • November 23, 2024

    Lost heritage

    Muslims participated alongside their Hindu fellow villagers and other residents of area

  • September 26, 2024

    Unlearning hate

    True scholars and educationists of standing need to be brought in to design a new curriculum and find new ways to teach children

  • September 08, 2024

    Rethink education

    Lack of job creation, paired with fragile economy, has created a perfect storm for Pakistan’s young workforce

  • August 23, 2024

    This sudden silence

    Every Pakistani knows about sudden and essentially unannounced collapse of internet in Pakistan

  • August 12, 2024

    Violence on the screen

    Addition of violence from computer games is a trend that simply adds to violence in society

  • August 02, 2024

    Political sports

    It is of course not the first time we have seen politics intrude into the Olympics

  • July 22, 2024

    The land where hunger lives

    Naturally, lack of nutrition will lead to further stunting and wasting

  • July 13, 2024

    The loss of logic

    Some deliberately espouse controversial views to increase engagement and further their following