Stories by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
The writer teaches at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
Hate-filled rhetoric drowns out shared youth struggles.
Updated 08 May, 2026 08:29am
The ‘world class’ city will displace thousands.
Updated 24 Apr, 2026 09:35am
Iran’s resistance has galvanised the public.
Updated 10 Apr, 2026 09:02am
We are hurtling fast towards an increasingly dystopic abyss.
Updated 27 Mar, 2026 09:55am
The war on the poor has grown more intense.
Updated 13 Mar, 2026 09:52am
Reactionary politics and repressive state nationalism dominate.
Updated 27 Feb, 2026 09:23am
Most voters have been swayed by rhetoric around ‘corruption’.
Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:17am
What do the remittances figures actually reveal?
Updated 30 Jan, 2026 09:32am
The combination of bravado and terror portends more darkness.
Updated 16 Jan, 2026 09:53am
The idea of revolution has taken a beating.
Published 02 Jan, 2026 06:55am
Katchi abadi dwellers are never ‘security risks’.
Published 19 Dec, 2025 07:02am
Employment has been downplayed as a measure of the economy’s health.
Published 05 Dec, 2025 06:29am
Consent can mean choosing silence for fear of coercion.
Published 21 Nov, 2025 08:00am
The Charter of Democracy has been consigned to the dustbin.
Published 07 Nov, 2025 07:24am
Will things be different after the TLP ban?
Published 25 Oct, 2025 05:01am
The state’s conduct belies its claims of upholding ‘Muslim interests’.
Published 10 Oct, 2025 07:23am
Why were such ‘major gains’ wiped out in such a short period?
Published 26 Sep, 2025 05:18am
The youth have shown they can shake regimes — but without organisation, ideology, and economic transformation, their fury may only deepen the status quo.
Published 25 Sep, 2025 11:28am
The current dystopic reality has no precedent in Pakistan’s history.
Published 12 Sep, 2025 07:20am
The floods must be seen in the context of an already dire situation.
Published 29 Aug, 2025 06:22am
