Arifa Noor
Whatever the rhetoric, these fun events only work to the benefit of the organisers and the attendees.
Updated 15 Jul, 2025 11:49am
There are no dramatic scenes, no flourish — just a quiet, linear progression.
Published 08 Jul, 2025 05:04am
Just when we think there is nothing more to reveal, they shed another fig leaf.
Updated 01 Jul, 2025 05:50pm
The view that the rulers no longer face political challenges is to miss the woods for the trees.
Published 24 Jun, 2025 05:32am
Experts have warned that these high temperatures are only going to grow with each passing year.
Updated 17 Jun, 2025 09:57am
A thrilled PM is delivering speeches not only to his cabinet, but also at diplomatic events.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:24am
Book manages to provide rich details on events already reported in detail in media.
Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:29am
Many in government and beyond are convinced the chances of another attack from India are high.
Updated 27 May, 2025 09:51am
In the middle of all the noise, there has been some serious and nuanced commentary.
Updated 20 May, 2025 09:01am
With possibility of further clashes, it is all the more important to address some of fault lines within the country.
Updated 13 May, 2025 08:32am
The domestic fallout will prove important in the near future as the crisis plays out.
Updated 06 May, 2025 08:50am
The absolutism of the two states no longer seems to allow any space for peaceniks.
Updated 29 Apr, 2025 09:09am
Men get uncomfortable when women begin to stake a claim to the political stage.
Updated 22 Apr, 2025 09:24am
With their legitimacy crisis, the rulers are scrambling to ‘fix’ the economy rather than reforming it.
Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:02am
The bouts between political parties and establishment take a toll on country far more than they do on political parties.
Updated 08 Apr, 2025 09:13am
Few of the Baloch "politicians" in the provincial and federal legislatures advocate dialogue.
Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:57am
If even opinion is unacceptable, where does this leave us as a people?
Updated 11 Mar, 2025 09:22am
The government let its jitters turn a low-profile event into a successful effort of resistance.
Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:55am
Recent moves simply reveal the attitude of all governments towards education.
Published 25 Feb, 2025 08:36am
Little attention is paid to any long-term strategy which might prevent vulnerable children from working in homes where they are in danger.
Updated 18 Feb, 2025 09:05am