Pervez Hoodbhoy
To avoid shipwreck, Pakistan will have to deal effectively with militarism, overpopulation, and its skill deficit.
Updated 21 May, 2022 09:07am
PTI chief taps both into widespread social grievances and into the weak reasoning skills of his devotees.
Updated 30 Apr, 2022 08:26am
Imran Khan may not be a money-chaser but his lust for power makes him dangerous for Pakistan.
Updated 09 Apr, 2022 08:46pm
D-Day on D-Chowk will damage democracy, but PTI’s legacy of harm will extend much beyond that.
Updated 19 Mar, 2022 09:13am
Forcibly disappearing Baloch students won’t eliminate terrorism but will weaken the federation of Pakistan.
Updated 26 Feb, 2022 08:28am
Converting the PM House into a university is unworkable, wildly extravagant, and must be stopped.
Updated 05 Feb, 2022 08:07pm
Unless Pakistanis learn to value the works of non-Muslims, science in Pakistan shall remain dead.
Updated 15 Jan, 2022 08:23am
Recep Erdogan and Imran Khan have given the driving seat to emotion and the back seat to reason.
Updated 26 Dec, 2021 01:45pm
Magistrates with armed police escorts are interrogating seven- to 12-year-olds on their Quran-reading skills.
Updated 04 Dec, 2021 03:24pm
With TLP on board and TTP nearly so, PM Khan has scored a century against the ‘bloody liberals’ he hates.
Updated 13 Nov, 2021 10:53am
Making a mishmash of religion and politics won’t turn Pakistan into a welfare state. Here’s what can.
Updated 23 Oct, 2021 07:59am
Though weak and corrupt, the former Afghan government has left behind excellent school textbooks.
Updated 02 Oct, 2021 07:51am
Even if targeted by extremists of other brands, Taliban need to abandon their earlier extremism.
Updated 11 Sep, 2021 08:56am
Pakistan should welcome the Taliban’s new face but must resolutely insist upon their civilised behaviour.
Updated 28 Aug, 2021 09:03am
Russia and USA are squarely responsible for Afghanistan’s tragedy but Pakistan is certainly not innocent.
Updated 31 Jul, 2021 08:23am
Certainly not how minorities should be treated! But there’s much else that China can teach Pakistan.
Updated 10 Jul, 2021 08:37am
By inviting mullahs to regulate biology textbooks the PTI government has put Pakistan in reverse gear.
Updated 19 Jun, 2021 08:17am
Israelis have long known that brain will rule over brawn, a fact that some Arab rulers are only just discovering.
Updated 29 May, 2021 08:07am
For Pakistan to keep its GSP-Plus status it will have to show the EU that it treats its blasphemy accused fairly.
Updated 08 May, 2021 12:00pm
PM Khan has done a disservice to Pakistan by exempting certain institutions from performance requirements.
Updated 17 Apr, 2021 08:15am
