Pervez Hoodbhoy
Eschewing militarism in favour of human development, Bangladesh set its initial priorities correctly. Updated Feb 10, 2019 08:40am
These young women must be celebrated for what they did and not judged by how the West sees them. Updated Jan 19, 2019 08:31am
Undoing the theft of QAU’s land will be a strong test of PTI’s stated resolve to fight corruption. Updated Dec 29, 2018 08:31am
Does Imran Khan want to adopt the Madina state’s laws and emulate it as a political entity? Updated Dec 08, 2018 09:26am
A similar open call for murder and mutiny by other Pakistanis would meet extreme punishment. Published Nov 17, 2018 06:42am
Every attempt to modernise education has run into an invisible brick wall of culture and conservatism. Updated Oct 27, 2018 09:26am
Why do Pakistanis enjoying the West’s pluralism stay silent about pluralism within Pakistan? Published Oct 06, 2018 06:49am
To wilfully use religious sentiment for worldly gain is now firmly part of Pakistan’s political culture. Updated Sep 15, 2018 10:36am
Pakistan has produced many good cricketers and businessmen but not a single mathematician. Updated Aug 25, 2018 08:44am
These elections will be neither free nor fair but to vote is still important. Published Jul 14, 2018 06:47am
To gag voices that dare criticise abuse of power cannot lead to a better and more viable Pakistan. Updated Jun 23, 2018 08:39am
Science suffocates when scientists are judged by their religion, race or ethnicity. Updated May 13, 2018 08:33am
India would have been a dump for crackpot science had Modi been its first prime minister. Updated Apr 21, 2018 10:45am
Greed-propelled professors must be stopped from wrecking Quaid-i-Azam University. Updated Mar 31, 2018 10:31am
Missiles like Shaheen or Agni are minor technical feats but testing them helps create war psychosis. Published Mar 10, 2018 07:13am
Exceptional genes plus fortunate circumstances is why some become maths-science superstars. Updated Feb 17, 2018 06:08am
While PTV can be criticised, it has stayed above the gutter-level broadcasts of some private TV channels. Updated Jan 31, 2018 08:40pm
Siding with those who deliberately seek to starve Yemen’s children has degraded Pakistan’s moral status. Updated Jan 06, 2018 08:41am
Operation Zarb-i-Azb’s success has persuaded the army that deviant militants can be successfully crushed. Published Dec 16, 2017 07:12am
There’s a belated realisation that thousands of Pakistani lives were lost to militancy fuelled by hate material. Updated Nov 25, 2017 07:47am