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Notre Dame lessons
Our leaders should take note: grand gestures no longer compensate for venality, incompetence, or dissemblance.
Huma Yusuf
Pakistan has nothing to gain from falling into rhetorical traps laid by external actors
Modi is merely elaborating on Vajpayee's existing trajectory.
Nature of the threat
Modi is merely elaborating on an existing trajectory.
Death of dialogue
You cannot reflect if you don’t know how to reason.
Afzal’s killing
The saga highlights all the weaknesses of the state.
Citizenship rights
The reality of uneven citizenship has created a sense of isolation.
Climate risks
There are no signs that Pakistan is heeding the warnings.
Stifling the press
The PMRA’s approval should be the fillip that unites the media.
Defining culture
People are left wondering what comprises their culture.
Slow progress
Pakistan must own the FATF project.
Accepting refugees
The Afghans in Pakistan have been criminalised.
Internal security
A holistic approach to managing the security threat is needed.
Curricula reform
Education should be framed as a way to empower citizens.
Media coverage
There is little sympathy for the media’s dilemmas.
Poetry in the dark
A British celebration has a lesson for Pakistan.
Gendered debate
Pakistani women are more prone to mental health issues than men.
Afghan connection
Islamabad has an opportunity to equalise its ties with Beijing.
China road
Will CPEC’s progress expose Prime Minister Khan’s populism as rhetoric?
Changing discourse
The religious political parties have much to celebrate.
Right to protest
The powers that be have interests to protect.