Covid-19 infections are on the rise again. Are we up to the challenge?
For most people their children are the best part of what will survive them. We owe them no less than the best.
Islamophobia is a protean evil; responses to it also vary over a broad spectrum.
From Gilgit to Quetta, a resurgent opposition is on the offensive. Assailed on all fronts, the government narrative seems too weak to counter the...
Government leaders have been promising to bring the prices of essential items down — but the task has proved too much for them
Are PDM parties committed to delivering what they are promising?
Graphic by Naseem ur Rehman More often than not, in discussing feminist issues and patriarchal constructs we focus on their negative impacts upon...
Digital platforms have fundamentally changed how we produce and consume entertainment
What's wrong with the way we approach rape?
Is the Pakistani civil service in trouble?
Can singular national approaches be taken without a well rounded debate?
Karachi has been neglected at several levels and borders on the criminal
A look at the PTI government's performance during their first two years -- the highs and lows
It took a series of lockdowns, smart and otherwise, over a period of almost half a year for the country to be able to reopen its economy and various...
This week we look at labour migration and the vulnerability of the Pakistani workforce abroad post Covid
The pandemic has laid bare the many challenges to modern society. The collective failure of the world to invest in and prioritise social development...
Recent official Covid stats may indicate a slightly encouraging trend. Within a month, the number of new cases per day has dropped from 3,536 on...
There is a growing concern that a repeat of events following Eid ul Fitr does not take place at Eid ul Azha
In countries like Pakistan, where inequalities in every sector including education challenge the provision of basic rights, online and virtual...
There is something good to report this week, even if it may be premature to call it a definitive pattern.