27 April 2017
By Shabeer Ahmed
This census covers all people living in the country irrespective of their ethnicity or nationality. Foreign nationals will be registered. Afghans would be counted as foreigners.
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19 April 2017
By Frieha Aziz
Many justifications were cited for the enactment of PECA by the government and opposition alike, like that hate speech online had to be controlled. But while arrests have been made under this law, why is it that there have been bail hearings for those arrested, but no trial?
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22 Nov 2016
By Umema Babar
The US electorate has, in its plurality, decided to live in Trump’s world of vanity, hate, untruth, and recklessness. His disdain for democratic norms, is a fact that will lead, to all manner of national decline and suffering.
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10 Nov 2016
By Zeeshan A.Shah
Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan. It has been the capital city of Pakistan since its birth, both literal and figurative by being the tipping point for discovery, exploration, history and economics. Due to the high birth rate in Pakistan, similar to other low-income high-populated countries in the developing world,..
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By Khazima Munaf
Humans claim we have come a long way. With the nation-states system, democracy and liberalism we do possess that sense and direction required to lead civilized lives or if not allowed, continue its pursuit. Read More
By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
“Prisons are a monocosm of every nation,” said Nida. With an unplanned entry into law school at LUMS, she became deeply interested in human rights. She started working for the less privileged right from her college days. “During college, I had been into various unpredictable situations. This way, my family knew that I would not remain confined once I graduated,” she said. Indeed, Nida was seen visiting prisons, Read More
By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
CLIFTON: Pre-schooling sees a shift over the past decade; parents are required to register their children into schools before their birth, and the child starts school before turning two.
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By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
Over the past many years, in fact decades traversing to the recent past, the conditions of Clerical Staff in Pakistan have only deteriorated. Though little timely developments may happen, there is hardly any permanent stabilization of the atrocities faced by such low income workers.Read More
Flashback
By FT Correspondent
KARACHI: While almost every country in the world has strict laws against driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs – including Pakistan – vehicle users still risk their and other people’s lives when they get behind the wheels inebriated. But, in Pakistan, especially Karachi,
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By Sana Chaudhry
It begins with shouting. Voices boom like thunder, reverberating off of the walls and ceilings. The closed doors and shuttered windows of the house diligently perform their duties and conceal the truth from the outside world. An argument over monthly finances spirals out of control in a blink of an eye.
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By Musab K Ghouri
Karachi: His elder brother called him Bobby. He loves hunting and he's bloody good at it. A heavy-voiced, moustache-clad general who’s en route to becoming the most loved Army Chief.
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By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
KARACHI: The rising instability in Karachi has led to an increase in the number of residents carrying private arms. They purchase their own weapon in an attempt to make themselves safer.
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By Frayan Doctor
KARACHI: Radical terrorism once again visited Europe, this time striking at the heart of the European Union’s seat of power. Still reeling from the devastating attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, Brussels was in virtual lockdown as militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) launched multiple attacks on the morning of March 22, 2016 on its international airport, and smack in the middle of the city’s metro subway network.
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By Muhammad Imran
Street crime is not a by-product of modern day life. Protagonists like valmiki, Aladdin, Robin Hood, and Captain Jack Sparrow would never have existed otherwise. Such kind of idealistic or fictitious historical characters emerged from or had been a part of the criminal world. Their perception of a good anti-hero or a sympathetic villain in the mind of youths is another debate entirely. Read More
By Sania Iqbal Siddiqui
“Europe, the soil on which Fascism took root, is watching the rise of Donald Trump with dismay.” Anyone, who is interested in political affairs of the world, or is following the recent coverage of the American presidential election campaign; will recognize the impact of Roger Cohen’s thesis statement of his article – published in The New York Times – ‘Trump’s Il Duce Routine’. Read More
By Mazhar Abbas
How PPP sees its public image and what it will never do to improve it… Read More
By Frayan Doctor
The most significant and interesting talk since 68 years in our region has been India- Pakistan Relations. The question raised this time was ‘what keeps the two (countries) apart?’ Read More
By Frayan Doctor
Amid intense diplomacy to resolve the growing bitterness between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Pakistan has emerged as an unlikely state to lead the efforts to diffuse the tension between the two regional powers.
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By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
KARACHI: The lifting of ban on death penalty in Pakistan has been criticized by the European Union as a violation of International Human Rights Law. The western bloc believes that this practice is inhumane.,
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By FT Correspondents
A look at the life of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, and how he transformed the political landscape of Pakistan
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Muhammad Imran
It is often quoted that Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Quaid-e Azam for us Pakistanis, loved the youth of his time, and encouraged the youngsters to participate in the Pakistan Movement.
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By FT Correspondent
KARACHI: “She was gang-raped continuously by four men for almost a week, before dumping her on the road to her village.” Kumar, a social worker in Karachi associated with a charity, said with a heavy, emotional voice.Read More
By Frayan Doctor
KARACHI: April 30 has become synonymous with Awami Workers Party (AWP) holding a rally outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC) demanding equality and justice for the labor class of Pakistan.
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By Frayan Doctor
KARACHI: For 56-year- old Shakeel, the advertising billboards of Karachi revive the painful memories of June 2007, when his son Salman was crushed to death under a collapsing billboard on Shahrah-e- Faisal when Cyclone Yemyin made landfall.
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By Frayan Doctor
SADDAR TOWN, KARACHI: “If there is one public space in Karachi that needs urgent care by the government, it is Empress Market,” said a dismayed Yezdiyar. His words echoed the feelings of thousands who are concerned that the iconic colonial market in Saddar Town is hanging by a thread, ready to snap at any moment.Read More
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