Water for some ….. Danyal Adam Khan
IN 2024, the fact that almost half of Pakistan’s urban population must go without access to water has to be one of the biggest service delivery disasters in the history … Read More
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Jews, Zionists and the media ….. Jawed Naqvi
THE CNN reporter gave a victory cry for his adventures in an active warzone. The headlines said it all. He had travelled with the Israeli air fleet to watch and ‘cover’ firsthand … Read More
More politics, not less ….. Arifa Noor
ONCE again, there is chaos on the streets in Islamabad and beyond. There are people on the roads, communications and life have been disrupted and there is very little information on the … Read More
Global community must share the outrage felt by USCIRF…Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights stipulates in Article 18: that “Everyone has the right of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion.” On October 2, 2024, the United States Commission … Read More
Dangerous trap…Zarrar Khuhro
LAST week an unusual press conference took place at the National Press Club in Islamabad. Held by the parents and relatives of youth who are languishing in jail on charges … Read More
Genocide in Gaza…Muhammad Ali Siddiqi
THE motto of the Israeli Defence (IDF), according to its website, is: Defence is our mission, security is our goal.One wonders what the connotations of the original in Hebrew are. … Read More
Karachi’s historical culture…Marvi Mazhar
THE urban centres of Pakistan are investing heavily in developing real estate but are neglecting the humanistic infrastructure that makes cities livable. The investors of capitalistic pursuits are focusing on … Read More
Averting a catastrophe…Maleeha Lodhi
THE Middle East is precariously poised on the brink of a full-blown regional war that has been widely feared for months. Israels assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and an … Read More
Pakistan’s women dilemma…Syed Haris Nawaz
Simone de Beauvoir aptly said in her book, ‘The Second Sex’ that one is not born but becomes a woman. Gender marginalisation is a societal phenomenon which is being viciously … Read More
Diaspora’s role in promoting health care in Pakistan…Shahid Javed Burki
Physicians of Pakistani origin living and working in the United States constitute an important part of their country’s diaspora. The size of the Pakistani diaspora is now estimated at 700,000 … Read More