Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

It is essential to interrogate the wider epidemic of violence. Updated 24 Jul, 2021 08:16am

We will literally be thirsting for water. Published 09 Jul, 2021 07:09am

There is no shortcut, no quick-fix ‘counter-terrorism’ operation that will disappear all of the bigots and guns. Updated 25 Jun, 2021 08:57am

Across the world, the politics of hate thrives because of economic crises endemic to capitalism. Updated 11 Jun, 2021 08:28am

Ours is a regime of dispossession that cannot be divorced from a larger global political economy story of rapacious profiteering. Updated 28 May, 2021 09:11am

The scenes from India are the latest reminder that capitalism’s crisis is worsening. Updated 30 Apr, 2021 09:37am

Formal bans do not translate into substantial dents. Updated 16 Apr, 2021 08:32am

We can’t imagine being a society that produces doctors like Cuba. Published 02 Apr, 2021 07:56am

We can bring to the fore truths about a shared past. Published 19 Mar, 2021 07:54am

Those demanding ‘azadi’ are moving society forward. Updated 05 Mar, 2021 08:08am

Our tryst with enforced disappearances is old news. Published 19 Feb, 2021 07:22am

Only grassroots movements with transformative potential can take solidarity politics to the next level. Updated 05 Feb, 2021 08:45am

So long as invoking domestic and foreign ‘enemies’ is our ‘normal’, expect our tryst with praetorianism to continue unabated. Updated 22 Jan, 2021 08:57am

Even where the machinations of the establishment are not as prominent, children of a lesser God can be found. Updated 08 Jan, 2021 08:16am

In recent years, Baloch, Pakhtun, Sindhi and even Punjabi dissidents have been seen as the target of state repression. Updated 25 Dec, 2020 08:08am

On both sides, the farmers have faced repression. Published 11 Dec, 2020 08:07am

The ‘Big Men’ brand has its roots in the colonial regime. Published 27 Nov, 2020 07:33am

The US and Pakistan can’t seem to get enough of each other. Published 13 Nov, 2020 06:36am

Augusto Pinochet and Ziaul Haq set into motion processes that have deeply polarised society. Updated 31 Oct, 2020 08:25am

More popular unrest can be expected. Published 16 Oct, 2020 07:42am