AI has also made its presence felt on social media and can be spotted more often
There is every reason to believe that the high rate of unemployment and the continued rate of inflation are affecting people
What we need is a desire and a will to tell the real truth to the people as often and as repeatedly as possible
Resilience also means that Pakistanis have withstood all kinds of hardships and injustices
There are many perceived problems with the most recent exercise in polling carried out in Pakistan
We as citizens need to acknowledge the fact that Pakistan currently faces one of the worst crises in its history
We have seen this happen before in cases of Salmaan Taseer and Mashal Khan and in other cases where members of minority communities were burnt alive
Only thing we can be relatively certain about is that any government formed will not be a stable one
Mandate given to one particular group reflects kind of mandate given to PPP in 1970 when small-time candidates
This election is however somewhat different from those held in previous years
In 1970 elections – first major democratic elections in country’s history – three main contestants
This is especially true for young people in Pakistan, a large variety of phones are available to a majority of population
There is daily coverage in print media and less reliable coverage on social media where it gets difficult to ascertain in many cases
Would be far simpler to simply nominate candidates and put them in place rather than cook up a cauldron
This year that has almost gone by has brought with it many events which are seen as insignificant in the eyes of websites and organizations that...
The question of whether elections will be held strictly on time in early 2024 continues to be debated in the country, and the same question recently...
As we move towards a possible election early next year, the political discourse continues to hover around the old issue of corruption, overwhelmed...
According to a World Bank report issued this year, Pakistan stands behind other South Asian countries as well as most countries across the world in...
Inequality has always existed in Pakistan for at least one-third of the population which lives below the poverty line. There is no evidence of a...
People protest outside the police headquarters in Islamabad. — AFP/FileEven as elections approach, the people’s will to demand what they need...
PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PTI Chairman Imran Khan. — AFPThe time has come when once again people across the nation are engaged in the...
Question can be asked as to why similar protests are not being seen in Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar
Today, again and again, we are hearing questions being asked about how Pakistan can possibly overcome its current crisis in so many different...
Almost every political analyst thinks that it will be extremely difficult to rescue Pakistan from the economic, social and political chaos it...
The inauguration of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the new chief justice of Pakistan has brought hope to some – and inevitably dismay to others. It is...
The recent controversy over A-level results in Pakistan has stirred up new thinking on education. While most A-level students who sat for their...
The difference between anarchy and revolution can sometimes be very small. But Pakistan is in a situation where it is waiting for one of these to...
We were once on a road that could have led us to a promising future. That future now seems bleak, and hopelessness has overtaken a country from...
The manner in which the 14-year-old girl tortured by the wife of a civil judge in Islamabad was treated seems almost unbelievable. The girl narrowly...
Pakistan’s eighth caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has taken the reins of the country at a time when it faces economic, social and...
Arguably Pakistan is a prime destination for tourism. This has been promoted by various governments, including the recent government of the...
We have probably all seen a child, perhaps in a tantrum or by accident, knock over a pile of blocks in our lifetime. Today, Pakistan resembles the...
In today’s constantly changing world, even as the print media somewhat sadly fades away, the media in all its other forms has become a more and...
Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world. This is hardly good news for a nation that struggles to feed at least a third of its...
There are stories of immense human significance, at least to those directly involved across the country. Yet we rarely hear about them or discuss...
The manner in which hundreds of women and children apparently locked into tiny rooms situated on the lower deck of the migrant boat that sank off...
There can be many arguments over whether or not Pakistan has failed as a state. While there are opinions that this is indeed the case given the...
We need to keep looking over our shoulders at events across our border. Across our western border, things are looking grimmer and grimmer for women,...
Generally speaking, the news for Pakistan is not good. It now seems likely that the IMF tranche may not come through, leading to still greater...
Let us be clear about one thing: Imran Khan as a sportsperson and cricket captain for Pakistan was a formidable figure and quite naturally a hero...
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...
The amount of confusion surrounding what the PTI and Imran Khan are precisely standing for continues to envelop the political thinking of the...
It is not surprising that a significantly high number of political commentators and analysts and ordinary people in the country are more despondent...
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...
Very few really think or consider the extent of suffering inflicted by the current economic crisis on the majority in the country. The starvation,...
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,...
