Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

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

The narcissists who rule us are not anomalies. Updated 02 Oct, 2020 09:27am

A small spark can spiral into a raging inferno. Published 18 Sep, 2020 07:21am

Will the elite be forced out of its myopic bubble? Published 04 Sep, 2020 07:22am

The field of politics has been transformed by digital technology. Published 21 Aug, 2020 06:44am

Partition left many border people in the lurch. Updated 07 Aug, 2020 09:23am

Our governing elite’s plans do not extend beyond profiteering. Published 24 Jul, 2020 07:30am