Erase all the lies….Aftab Ahmed Khanzada
Portuguese writer Jose Saramago writes: For the first time as a child, I had a gas balloon in my hand. I was running down a road. I was so happy … Read More
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New year, ancient clichés…..Arifa Noor
A NEW year begins, though in Pakistan we are already braced for old issues, older than just a few months. This was brought home by the new army chiefs statement … Read More
Mitigating miseries ….Meer Muhammad Parihar
LAST month, in a report furnished before the Sindh High Courts Hyderabad circuit bench, the provinces chief secretary admitted the governments failure in handling the 2022 flood disaster, saying our … Read More
Waiting for a round number….Muhammad Hamid Zaman
Stories, books, events and memories of the weeks and months of the previous twelve months are often discussed at this time of the year. As I read stories of what … Read More
A failed model….Khalid Bhatti
Millions in Pakistan are feeling the pain of a deepening economic crisis. The working and lower middle classes in Pakistan and around the world have spent most of the year … Read More
Punjab legerdemain….Adrian A. Husain
AS we know, much has transpired in the country since the PTIs November rally in Rawalpindi. Recent events are before us, including the de-notification and subsequent reinstatement by the Lahore … Read More
Preparing for 2023…..Dr Imran Batada
Whether you are a professional or a student, gaining technical skills can boost your career significantly. There are exciting opportunities for tech professionals based on the latest trends. Acquiring new … Read More
Wider aperture to a truer world….Jawed Naqvi
RENOWNED actor Amitabh Bachchan made unusually bold observations recently about the problems with film censorship in India. He spoke of the perennial hardball played between filmmakers and the state since … Read More
Formidable Pakistan looking weak … Hassan Farooq Mirza
Two major issues are currently plaguing Pakistan: one on the internal front and the other at its frontiers. Even though they don’t seem to be connected, when taken together, they … Read More
Beyond 2023: exiting polycrisis…..Mosharraf Zaidi
It is not going to be easy to put the polycrisis of 2022 behind us. The grieving mothers of the dozens of soldiers that were martyred across the country in … Read More