Arifa Noor

Past to the present

Past to the present

In reality, much power has to be exercised to prove that power is power. Updated 11 Feb, 2025 08:52am
Refugee question

Refugee question

It is a worrying assertion that accusing Afghan refugees of serious offences is the norm. Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:10am
Missions aplenty

Missions aplenty

Other than their mission creep, there are some jitters behind closed doors. Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:12am
The change in the air

The change in the air

The significance of the Peshawar meeting should not be lost among other national headlines. Updated 21 Jan, 2025 09:25am
Credibility crisis

Credibility crisis

For one side, social media is full of lies; for the other, mainstream media is biased. Updated 14 Jan, 2025 09:17am
A woman silenced

A woman silenced

The authors point out how the Mustafa Zaidi case was given more attention than the events of East Pakistan. Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:53am
Age of anger

Age of anger

Discussions on Pakistani politics can be so focused on personalities that little else seems to matter. Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:04am
Enter the talks

Enter the talks

The real decision-making in Pakistan takes place behind closed doors; always has and always will. Updated 24 Dec, 2024 03:54pm
Maulana on board

Maulana on board

It has always seemed that the madresssah debate and prescriptions were not based on solid efforts. Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:06am
Fear of the people

Fear of the people

Despite the differences between the BYC, PTM and PTI, the events show a pattern. Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:57am
A capital lockdown

A capital lockdown

The PTI is comfortable in the knowledge that the government is scoring an own goal. Updated 26 Nov, 2024 09:44am
Politicians and their clothes

Politicians and their clothes

The sartorial choices of politicians reflect the larger political culture of the party they head. Updated 19 Nov, 2024 09:40am
The roads are killing us

The roads are killing us

Cities cannot become concrete jungles of flyovers and interchanges and still have clean air. Updated 12 Nov, 2024 09:57am
Choked by politics

Choked by politics

Will the voters be as disillusioned with Imran Khan as they were with Nawaz Sharif? Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:56am
A tale of two judges

A tale of two judges

While CJP Chaudhry had space to call officials to account, CJP Isa’s court couldn’t take such liberties. Updated 29 Oct, 2024 09:35am
A hostage parliament

A hostage parliament

A seat in parliament is apparently worth a lot more than the rights of the people of Pakistan. Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:39am
The fight over the crown

The fight over the crown

Perhaps one can say that the three transitions are now the main cause of instability in Pakistan. Updated 15 Oct, 2024 09:38am
More politics, not less

More politics, not less

The powers that be seem to have evolved as much as the country and the people have. Updated 08 Oct, 2024 09:29am
Unpacking the hybrid

Unpacking the hybrid

Is it only recent governments that deserve to be called ‘hybrid’? Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:05am