Newspaper - Column - June 10, 2026

Pakistan’s human capital future

Pakistan’s human capital future

The benefits of investing in childcare, however, extend far beyond supporting working parents.
Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
Fragile ground

Fragile ground

The authorities’ aggressive response to protests has aggravated matters in AJK.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:07am
Just don’t object

Just don’t object

The West is bent on intimidating those who stand up for rights.
Published 10 Jun, 2026 07:12am
America’s wars

America’s wars

Policy in America is all about politics, which is all about power.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:12am
Budget blues

Budget blues

Everyone, it seems, has suddenly realised the poor state of the economy.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:29am
Any cat to catch the mice

Any cat to catch the mice

The party minted into an untested force after a senior judge insulted unemployed youth as cockroaches.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:36am
Tech net loss

Tech net loss

Why should we lament FIFA’s disregard?
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
Karachi’s quandary

Karachi’s quandary

A city that fills other coffers must retain enough local taxes for itself.
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:50am
Respite needed

Respite needed

All one can fear is a familiar accounting exercise that aims to extract a few more rupees from a narrow, weary economic base.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:59am
Is parliament effective?

Is parliament effective?

The way constitutional amendments have been bulldozed through parliament in the past two years are a striking illustration of its attitude to parliamentary institutions.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 08:51am
Beyond the herd

Beyond the herd

Why do we educate our children at all?
Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:36am
Fury of the young

Fury of the young

Complacency in the face of youth movements is misplaced.
Published 08 Jun, 2026 05:36am
Putin’s Pakistan puzzle

Putin’s Pakistan puzzle

Putin finds Pakistan another window through which to engage and send messages to Washington.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:37pm
GB: politics of ambiguity

GB: politics of ambiguity

People in Gilgit-Baltistan take part in elections and form governments, but the real levers of power are not in their hands.
Updated 07 Jun, 2026 09:08am
Love, not bots

Love, not bots

Italian law requires parental consent for children to access AI.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
28th amendment

28th amendment

The spirit behind the 18th Amendment stands defeated.
Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:54am
Slow and steady healing

Slow and steady healing

For countries like Pakistan, slow medicine is particularly relevant.
Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Cooling cities

Cooling cities

Climate action must begin with redesigning our cities.
Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Going it alone

Going it alone

The idea of staying single is becoming increasingly acceptable.
Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:07am
Beyond budget arithmetic

Beyond budget arithmetic

Pakistan has absorbed much of the fiscal cost of devolution without fully realising its potential efficiency gains.
Updated 05 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Permanence & change

Permanence & change

We need to make a difference between form and essence.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 08:16am
Hollowed out

Hollowed out

Working people are at breaking point.
Published 05 Jun, 2026 08:13am
The embrace of Nessus

The embrace of Nessus

A little more than a decade and a half ago Pakistan finally abandoned its last attempt to try and get serious tax reform through.
Updated 04 Jun, 2026 08:23am
The healing pen

The healing pen

Dr Naseem spent her life providing succour to patients.
Published 04 Jun, 2026 06:42am
Fighting Israel’s war

Fighting Israel’s war

The Zionist state not only acts as a spoiler but also effectively dictates the terms of war and peace in the region.
Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:21am
Not a level playing field

Not a level playing field

Stadiums are largely empty and media attention wanes when it comes to women playing sports.
Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:18am
Lebanon’s ordeal

Lebanon’s ordeal

The first step would be to settle the Palestinian question.
Published 03 Jun, 2026 08:14am
Back to the people

Back to the people

The real issue is about a state unwilling to grant space to ordinary people.
Published 02 Jun, 2026 08:20am
A democracy of cockroaches?

A democracy of cockroaches?

Since the Cockroach Janta Party has waded into a palpably troubling vacuum, the occasion calls for an unsparing scrutiny.
Published 02 Jun, 2026 08:18am
The velvet gavel

The velvet gavel

Independence is not a credential conferred by a single ruling.
Published 02 Jun, 2026 08:16am
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