Newspaper - Column - April 26, 2025
Rule by fear

Rule by fear

A policy of compassion and empathy is needed for Balochistan.
Updated 26 Apr, 2025 08:55am
Gaza and AI warfare

Gaza and AI warfare

One can safely assume that accountability has collapsed when a machine recommends a target and a human merely clicks ‘confirm’.
Published 26 Apr, 2025 05:21am
India must buy

India must buy

When J.D. Vance visited India, he knew he had to deliver for his boss.
Updated 26 Apr, 2025 08:50am
Undergraduate focus

Undergraduate focus

We need to see a lot more young people getting an undergraduate education of solid quality in Pakistan.
Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:44am
The 99 per cent

The 99 per cent

The potential for a politics of the ‘99pc’ is greater than ever.
Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:44am
Civic sense

Civic sense

Civic sense is fundamental for a peaceful society.
Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:44am
Underspending climate funds

Underspending climate funds

Several documents have addressed the issue of underspending and implementation delays.
Published 24 Apr, 2025 08:33am
Canals and minerals

Canals and minerals

The entire supply chain for industry is now disrupted as the protests are escalating.
Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:02am
Cool escapes

Cool escapes

The scenery is bliss until one reaches barriers and bureaucracy.
Published 24 Apr, 2025 08:30am
Our friend Sabeen

Our friend Sabeen

Sabeen was someone this country needed then and now.
Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:07am
Federation under strain

Federation under strain

The canal controversy has exposed the fault lines within the establishment-dominated system.
Updated 23 Apr, 2025 09:51am
US-China trade game

US-China trade game

Trump has brilliantly achieved the wholehearted acceptance of his baseline tariff rate of 10pc by all countries.
Updated 23 Apr, 2025 08:49am
A question of gender

A question of gender

Men get uncomfortable when women begin to stake a claim to the political stage.
Updated 22 Apr, 2025 09:24am
Clash of conflicting triangles

Clash of conflicting triangles

The two jostling triangles are in ferment today and India intersects both. They are not equal triangles, however.
Updated 22 Apr, 2025 09:31am
Invisible siege

Invisible siege

Earth Day 2025 invites reflection on the deeper malaise.
Published 22 Apr, 2025 08:00am
EU: new realities

EU: new realities

The EU and US should no longer be seen as a monolith.
Published 22 Apr, 2025 07:58am
The leadership deficit

The leadership deficit

Pakistan’s challenges need effective and visionary leaders to tackle them and break from the past.
Updated 21 Apr, 2025 08:50am
Bandung Declaration revisited

Bandung Declaration revisited

Looking at Bandung through the lens of climate change and the water security of South Asia can unlock many doors.
Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:24am
Credibility deficit

Credibility deficit

For years, there has been no federal member from Sindh in Irsa.
Updated 21 Apr, 2025 09:23am
Promise and peril

Promise and peril

Why should we try to bring back extinct species?
Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:24am
Much hinges on Iran-US talks

Much hinges on Iran-US talks

A media leak said Trump vetoed an Israeli plan for a joint attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Updated 20 Apr, 2025 08:40am
In full bloom

In full bloom

Who hasn’t felt that life hasn’t turned out the way we thought it would?
Published 20 Apr, 2025 07:31am
A city’s needs

A city’s needs

It is essential to meet market demands and preserve a city’s sanity.
Published 20 Apr, 2025 07:29am
Tariffs, turmoil & tech

Tariffs, turmoil & tech

The deeper damage may hit Pakistan’s fledgling AI and tech development ecosystem.
Updated 19 Apr, 2025 08:30am
The freedom to fly solo

The freedom to fly solo

Women in Pakistan grow up surrounded by the critical and toxic perspectives of everyone around them.
Updated 19 Apr, 2025 08:45am
Ex-parte

Ex-parte

Parties to the dispute are heard at entirely different times.
Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:37am
The rote rut

The rote rut

Memorisation cannot adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:37am
Mining bill & autonomy

Mining bill & autonomy

Legally binding frameworks are needed for benefit-sharing and local ownership.
Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:26am
Family law confusion

Family law confusion

The gap between codified law and court interpretations continue to create uncertainty.
Updated 18 Apr, 2025 09:42am
Dying newspapers

Dying newspapers

Closure of newspapers is now a common trend.
Published 18 Apr, 2025 06:48am
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