Meta-issues involving complex dimensions are not suitable for referenda. Published Feb 10, 2019 07:06am

What is intriguing is our selective use of the concept of sustainability. Published Jan 30, 2019 07:18am

It is normal for us to accept whoever is placed on the pedestal. Published Sep 02, 2018 06:57am

There’s no place for ‘good’ representatives — the more powerful and connected the patron, the better. Published Jul 16, 2018 06:58am

Is suo motu action an exercise in futility? Published Apr 10, 2018 06:21am

The burden of disease became much more equalised. Published Mar 21, 2018 07:04am

Why is delimitation so contentious in the US and so ignored in Pakistan? Published Jan 20, 2018 05:33am

When tomatoes were selling for Rs300 a kilo in Lahore they were available at Indian Rs40 in Amritsar. Updated Oct 27, 2017 09:54am

Extremism has become conflated with violence and terrorism. Published Sep 29, 2017 05:12am

The American leader’s cavalier attitude has unleashed fresh thinking on a number of issues. Published Sep 05, 2017 02:32am

Ordinary folk base their choice on pragmatic considerations. Published Aug 02, 2017 02:08am

How do individuals exist at this level of deprivation? Published Jul 25, 2017 07:05am

Dr Salam and Iqbal did not know their future careers at the start of their education, nor did they start it in English. Published Jul 10, 2017 07:28am

The real issue is social inequality. Without gains on this front economic justice would remain unattainable. Published Jun 13, 2017 02:11am

Very few graduates want to join the CSS. Published May 29, 2017 01:09am

Intellectual honesty demands a stance of neutrality on CPEC till the terms and conditions are disclosed. Updated Jun 12, 2017 03:54pm

There may be no place in Pakistan to run away to. Updated Apr 30, 2017 07:05am

Some questions reveal a sloppiness that comes in the way of a proper understanding of the question. Published Apr 11, 2017 02:14am

We seem to be living in a world in which anything goes. Published Mar 31, 2017 03:19am

Standards have slipped because regulatory capacity has been outstripped by the number of facilities. Published Mar 21, 2017 06:44am