THE viral videos of a Sindh politician’s personal leisure and indulgence on social media have sparked intense criticism from the public. This criticism is particularly valid because it is ...

As the one-year anniversary hit, more than a few took a trip down memory lane, beginning with Pattan’s election report and also news programmes that reminisced about last year’s transmissions.

IT was what one may safely describe as a ‘memorable’ occasion. Exactly a year ago today, adult-aged Pakistanis from all faiths, cultures, ethnicities, and socioeconomic classes had headed to ...

SOME of the foremost authorities on environmental issues converged in Islamabad this past week to talk about the urgent nature of the climate crisis in Pakistan. Alongside these experts at ...

But what are we willing to do about it? Dawn’s ‘Breathe Pakistan’ campaign is one attempt to make it central to the national conversation. However, Pakistan needs much more — it needs a ...

PAKISTAN’S cotton crop is on the ropes. The crop output has been falling since FY15, when the country harvested a record quantity of nearly 14m bales. In the past 10 years, its production has ...

HISTORY has shown that unless states deliver development and equal rights to all, disenfranchised people can target even supposedly cherished symbols of the state to vent their frustration.

BEFORE and after the inauguration ceremony, United States President Donald Trump announced a number of policy statements regarding the uplift of the inflation-ridden US economy. He went on to ...

IN this piece, I cover the new kid on the bloc — the PTI and its captain — and an aged elephant in the room. The Bhuttos are landed elites, the Sharifs business elites, while the Muslim League ...

OWING to the blanket ban on the insta-llation of gas meters to new houses by the Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC), thousands of people remain deprived of natural gas in the city. This is an ...

WHILE an increasing number of women pursue professional and independent lives, societal attitudes and structural barriers continue to create unnecessary hurdles for them in finding a safe and ...

LIBERALISM as a school of thought emerged after World War I, but its roots can be traced back to the era of Enlight- enment. John Locke advocated the principles of justice, equality, peace and ...