Taxation: A way forward
Taxpayers here have valid concerns: does the government care for us?
Anjum Altaf
Unpacking education
Chota is highly skilled, street-smart and wise. Yet no one would consider him educated. Why not?
Cutting it short
Why, as a society, we feel increasingly disinclined to enforce the rules is a matter of great significance.
Quality of food
We literally do not know what we are eating in Pakistan.
Education is not a solution
Pakistan’s development problems are not going to be resolved even if every citizen acquires a postgraduate education.
A vision for the future
The kings and kingmakers have now led the country into very dangerous territory.
Debating education
Just as a robust undergraduate system is a prerequisite for successful doctoral programmes, ...
The real India
Liberalism, pluralism and secularism resonated very little with the mass of the Indian population.
Language and society
Our linguistic confusions are compounded by the fact that Urdu is very carefree with its pronunciation and use of
No lessons learnt
‘Welfare’ not ‘warfare’ should be the goal.
Finessing Brexit
Meta-issues involving complex dimensions are not suitable for referenda.
On sustainability
What is intriguing is our selective use of the concept of sustainability.
History’s lessons
It is normal for us to accept whoever is placed on the pedestal.
Governance trap
There’s no place for ‘good’ representatives — the more powerful and connected the patron, the better.
Another plea to CJ
Is suo motu action an exercise in futility?
Unhealthy times
The burden of disease became much more equalised.
Delimitation, equal representation
Why is delimitation so contentious in the US and so ignored in Pakistan?
Rotten tomatoes
When tomatoes were selling for Rs300 a kilo in Lahore they were available at Indian Rs40 in Amritsar.
Revisiting extremism
Extremism has become conflated with violence and terrorism.
Thank you, Donald Trump
The American leader’s cavalier attitude has unleashed fresh thinking on a number of issues.