Covid-19, sad politics
We are testing far fewer people than is being done in the developed world.
Abbas Nasir
Humanity in the time of Covid-19
Notwithstanding silly, selfish individuals, so many citizens are reaching out to their less fortunate neighbours.
Assault on the media
The arrest comes after months and months of targeting media groups that are seen as reluctant to toe the line.
Irked by a slogan alone?
Rights campaigners have always faced untold challenges.
Happy IMF news but only just
Continued IMF support must be seen against the backdrop of regional political developments rather than economic.
Undoing of PTI legal eagles
Is it really that they lack the acumen and finesse with which Sharifuddin Pirzada’s served his masters?
Let social media be
Rules are being made, bypassing parliament, to make social media platforms fall in line.
Inhuman terrorists’ rights
So, what do we do? Wait for more Ehsan audios as he has threatened to release?
Petty, pointless moves
What happens when a government is found wanting in crucial areas?
Journalists and PTSD
Journalists, from the editor down to the front-line reporters, may need help with post-traumatic stress.
Hail the heroes
The much-maligned elected civilian politicians may have a lot to answer for but it is equally true that they were never
Parties must pause, think
It is of course for the parties to decide such issues within, rather than these being anybody else’s call.
A battle for crumbs
For now, they will be content with ‘sharing’ power in the larger ‘national interest’.
2020: a make-or-break year
Its first 18 months in power have seen the government limping from one crisis to another.
It’s Sairbeen’s final goodbye after 51 years
Through years of dictatorship and censorship in Pakistan, Sairbeen provided a lifeline to the audience.
Para 66 kerfuffle
Once the detailed verdict was out, one paragraph seemed to have acquired a life greater than the entire judgement.
One big hospital ward
Not too many have focused on the abject, miserable failure that is the Punjab government.
In the cross hairs again
Only the very pretentious among the members of the Fourth Estate will believe they cause governments to fall.
The extension imbroglio
Even mainstream ‘opposition’ parties have not felt embarrassed about dancing to the establishment’s tune.
Cracking under pressure
That has to change if longevity in office is a goal.