2019
December 29, 2019
Sovereignty vs. electric cables In a small village in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, the residents chose to live without electricity for many years because installing an […]
December 21, 2019
A tipping point for Pakistan Naeem Sadiq, The News, December 21, 2019, https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/586245-tipping-point One must admit at the outset, that some of the most outstanding, upright […]
December 11, 2019
Of guns and private armies Naeem Sadiq December 11, 2019 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2115048/6-guns-private-armies/ A private army (or militia) is a military or paramilitary force consisting of […]
December 6, 2019
SEARCH Ban on private armies, arms’ possession demanded Faiza IlyasDecember 05, 2019 Facebook Count422 Twitter Share 0 ACTIVIST Naeem Sadiq speaks at the presser organised […]
December 2, 2019
An ethical and brave girl writes to her dad, after breaking her engagement: Dear Aboo, After staying for only a few days at their house, it […]
November 26, 2019
Right to know ACCOUNTABILITY and transparency are the two key pillars of democracy and good governance. Sadly, these two aspects have been hugely compromised by […]
November 21, 2019
A day without a toilet The newspaper did not want to use the word ‘Toilet’, and changed the heading to ‘Hygiene for all’ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/570846-hygiene-for-all Pakistan’s biggest […]
November 12, 2019
Polio, population and progress. In the early twenty-first century the train of progress is again pulling out of the station – and this will probably be […]
November 9, 2019
An accident that was bound to happen. Every developed country has an organisation and an Act to define and manage matters relating to Occupational Health […]
October 19, 2019
Accountability and transparency are the two key pillars of democracy and good governance. Sadly, these two aspects have been hugely compromised by the absence and dysfunctionality […]
October 19, 2019
Syed Murad Ali Shah, 18 October 2019 Chief Minister Sindh Dear Sir, Appeal to resurrect dysfunctional and invisible Sindh Right to Information Commission and Sindh Public […]
October 13, 2019
Honourable Mr. Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Sept. 2019 Your Honour, Lifting ban on prohibited bore weapons for the ruling elite This […]
October 5, 2019
At 5:24 pm on 30th Sept. 2019, Pakistan’s population was 217,641,492. It would be a few hundred thousand more by the time this article appears in […]
September 24, 2019
Can the citizens come together ? Environmental initiatives must begin by working, campaigning and pushing for actions, beginning with your own city and country. My […]
September 24, 2019
Inspired by the necropolis of Chowkandi and Makli, The Sindh government has done well in creating an equally distinguished graveyard of Commissions and Authorities. These deceased […]
September 16, 2019
Forwarding the Forwarded There is much in praise of the ‘WhatsApp’. But equally long is the list of its inflictions. WhatsApp has opened a new chapter […]
September 1, 2019
Can Pakistan make the ‘great escape’ One cannot continue to stand at crossroads for 72 years. There ought to be a time to settle down, to […]
August 10, 2019
Sindh vehicle woes https://tribune.com.pk/story/2032105/6-sindh-vehicle-woes/ Having bought and registered a new car two years back, I still drive with a temporary, stencilled, tin number plate. The Sindh […]
June 24, 2019
The Ecuadorian remedy AMONG other recommendations, an earlier article (‘Stabilising external finances’, Dawn,) had suggested that: “the government should establish a high-level Debt Audit Committee, following Ecuador’s […]
June 17, 2019
Who will find the missing child The pain and the agony of the parents of the five year old girl, missing since last 2 days, […]