Gender gap indicators are useful in quantifying the level of exclusion faced by women. One such indicator, and a very crucial one, is the level of...
Covid-19 has generated many urban myths. One very apt one is about the health minister of a certain third world country who was asked why his...
One of the most common mismatches in life is that between income and consumption. It’s good when income exceeds consumption, but explains all the...
Pakistan’s media seems to have a weird relationship with the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement . From Naqeebullah making the headlines, to an almost...
Malala came back, and so did her haters. Scanning through any Facebook post on Malala’s injury or achievements, one could see the irreverent...
This year will mark the 71st year of Pakistan’s independence. It would be correct to say that most Pakistanis today are better off than the Indian...
In the aftermath of the by-elections of NA-4 in Peshawar, many have predicted the PTI’s victory to be an indication of a possible second term for...
The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa surprised many when he declared that “Pathans are the PTI, and the PTI is Pathan.” One could...
Recently a school notice has been making the rounds on social media. In it, the headmaster of a posh school in Sahiwal has warned children against...
The relationship between people and government is a ubiquitous one. Be it health, education, travel or security – in every aspect of our lives...
On December 1, 2015, thirteen years too late, the US finally admitted that Mustafa al-Aziz Al Shamiri was not the man they thought he was. Al...
Thirty years ago, I lost my beloved mother in the fight against cancer. The mere thought of the disease is enough to scare the very soul out of me....
Thirty years ago, I lost my beloved mother in the fight against cancer. The mere thought of the disease is enough to scare the very soul out of me....
If there is one good thing that came out of the horrors of Kasur, it is that it has encouraged victims in other parts of the country to speak up;...
Ibn Khaldun’s The Muqaddimah is often cited as the first work of historiography and the forerunner to the social sciences. However, he is best...
As the PML-N celebrates Pakistan’s reaffirmed ‘iron friendship’ with China, it is also warning about the potential rusting of this friendship...
