Rafia Zakaria

The fact is that most workers in Qatar are irrelevant and replaceable, and live entirely at the whim of their employers. Updated 23 Nov, 2022 08:35am

The world stays tuned in to the US elections because they decide what the US posture in the world will be. Published 16 Nov, 2022 07:23am

Oz became a big Trump cheerleader — which would earn him dividends when Trump was elected in a major upset victory in November. Updated 09 Nov, 2022 08:16am

Remittances are wanted in Pakistan but the workers who produce them are labelled traitors for having left the country. Updated 02 Nov, 2022 08:09am

It is awe-inspiring to consider that other kind of humans were probably living in family units and sharing food by the fire... Published 26 Oct, 2022 06:40am

So enfeebled and disenchanted are the Pakistani voters that even non-representation seems attractive to them. Updated 19 Oct, 2022 08:19am

While govt's busy making plans for what other provinces need, people in Sindh continue to face hellscape in flood aftermath. Updated 12 Oct, 2022 07:47am

This is not a law, but it is central to the code of humanity. Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:27am

In some countries, power is signalled by forcing women to wear the hijab, in others to force them to take it off. Updated 28 Sep, 2022 09:13am

European Commission has warned two-thirds of Europe's facing drought threat, perhaps worst of its kind “for at least 500 years”. Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:34am

Internet had erupted in anger that the queen, who presided over an empire built on loot, was being mourned as if she were a saint. Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:39am

On YouTube, you are an expert if your subscribers believe that you are one. Updated 07 Sep, 2022 09:46am

Some groups are seeing the disaster as a means to burnish their own credentials. Updated 31 Aug, 2022 09:08am

Fiction, it appears, must be geared towards those who are willing to and have the money to pay for novels. Published 24 Aug, 2022 08:10am

What took place in New Mexico is an extreme incident in the United States, where most murder culprits are caught. Updated 17 Aug, 2022 09:13am

Three-quarters of a century after partition, Pakistanis should be able to fix the situation in their largest city. Published 03 Aug, 2022 09:04am

On her TikTok profile, Sania Khan had posted just the sort of videos that upset the self-styled guardians of morality ... Published 27 Jul, 2022 04:17am

The horror and discomfort of being female in a country of men has been lamented ever since Pakistan came into existence. Published 20 Jul, 2022 07:49am

Optimism in rain-doused Karachi amounts to the simple hope that this round of rains does not deal too heavy a blow. Updated 13 Jul, 2022 09:42am

As a labour-exporting country, Pakistan should be paying close attention to the emerging demand for workers abroad. Updated 06 Jul, 2022 08:59am