Societal reflections
The point is that pop culture cannot be dismissed.
Hajrah Mumtaz
Absent today
Over the years, the state has abdicated even its basic responsibilities.
Under pressure
The first condition for reading is literacy. That is where we are failing.
Changing times
Is it a good or bad thing for the young to access digital resources for knowledge?
Ugly realities
Even when presented with scientific findings, many continue to deny climate change.
Epoch of its own
Somewhere out there is a cherry-red Tesla Roadster reflecting Earth’s image.
Sharing the planet
Imported animals are barely offered protection.
Turning tides
There is an increasing predilection for social media to bring home the word.
Digital blitz
The advertising world has turned murky in modern times.
Failing, flailing
Private schools continue to operate as cartels holding society hostage.
Cost of security
Efforts to provide safety to the citizenry are, across the board, lacking.
Shop talk
Speed and precision are essential, and can be sometimes brutal.
Austerity measures
Does the state have the right to regulate the private lives of citizens?
Lethal gun culture
Pakistan has 11 firearms in civilian hands per 100 people.
Final frontier
The very idea of science fiction becoming reality is utterly beguiling.
Pound of flesh
In their helplessness, people in need of funds turn to Shylocks.
Ode to news
Newsmen today tend no longer to have ink-stained fingers.
Boys will be boys
Curiously, there seems to have been more criticism of the ad than praise.
What once was
Will Lahore’s skies be studded with diamonds again?
Other wonders
Events of dizzying excitement are taking place such as the newest Mars landing.