Point to ponder

Published January 15, 2021

ADDRESSING the Dec 27 gathering near Larkana, a politician argued vehemently for the provision of natural gas to Sindh and Balochistan on a priority because the two provinces were producing the bulk of the national reserves. It was a valid point.

What made me wonder though was the fact that the same sound logic was not being applied by the Sindh government when it came to matters related to Karachi. Why?

Ibad ur Rehman
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2021

Opinion

Editorial

Dutch courage
Updated 02 Jun, 2024

Dutch courage

ECP has been supported wholeheartedly in implementing twisted interpretations of democratic process by some willing collaborators in the legislature.
New World cricket
02 Jun, 2024

New World cricket

HAVING finished as semi-finalists and runners-up in the last two editions of the T20 World Cup in familiar ...
Dead on arrival?
02 Jun, 2024

Dead on arrival?

Whatever the motivations for Gaza peace plan, it is difficult to see the scheme succeeding.
Another approach
Updated 01 Jun, 2024

Another approach

Conflating the genuine threat it poses with the online actions of a few misguided individuals or miscreants seems to be taking the matter too far.
Torching girls’ schools
01 Jun, 2024

Torching girls’ schools

PAKISTAN has, in the past few weeks, witnessed ill-omened reminders of a demoralising aspect of militancy: the war ...
Convict Trump
01 Jun, 2024

Convict Trump

AFTER a five-week trial saga, a New York jury on Thursday found former US president Donald Trump guilty of ...