2019
April 6, 2019
On that fateful day of September 11, 2012, over 1000 workers joined their duty at Karachi’s Baldia garment factory – most for the last time in […]
April 2, 2019
Our militant elite As members of “Citizens for Equal Rights”, we advocate respect, dignity, protection and equal rights for all citizens, regardless of their economic or […]
April 2, 2019
Our dependency syndrome In 2016, a Chinese company was awarded a contract for garbage collection in the districts South and East of Karachi at the rate […]
April 2, 2019
CAA and minimum wages As members of “Citizens for Equal Rights”, we deeply appreciate the positive and early response of the CAA in raising the salaries […]
April 1, 2019
LAST month, the tragic death of six workers at an under-construction site in Karachi raised alarm bells about the prevalence of inhumane labour practices in the […]
April 1, 2019
IN December 2016, I had filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, praying for the appointment of a commission to probe whether people […]
March 31, 2019
An appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan For a public interest Suo moto notice Honourable Lordships, The Supreme Court of Pakistan in a landmark judgment […]
March 31, 2019
Why Raymonds will continue to happen Pakistan’s ‘izzat’ and ‘ghairat’ came calling once again on the afternoon of 16th March 2011. The chartered aeroplane carrying Raymond […]
March 31, 2019
Mr. Justice Maqbool Baqar 27 January 2015 Chief Justice, Sindh High Court Request for taking Suo Moto notice Your Honour, In September 2009, two Karachi citizens […]
March 31, 2019
Who will help the police? Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune February 10, 2014 27 policemen were killed in Karachi in the first month of this year. Another […]
March 31, 2019
Urgently Wanted : Federal Ministers The Federal cabinet, currently operating with a small team of sixty one members, urgently requires experienced and dynamic new ministers to […]
March 31, 2019
Turning Pakistan around Naeem Sadiq & Q. Isa Daudpota If you want numbers and statistics, read the Carnegie Endowment reports or the Foreign Policy Institute’s Failed […]
March 31, 2019
Truant teachers, students and schools The voice at the other end was unfamiliar, crisp and not interested in inanities or introductions. It came straight to the […]
March 30, 2019
For a population of 2.5 million people, Toronto libraries have a total of 7.5 million books, and another 3.5 million items, including magazines, CDs and videos. […]
March 30, 2019
With its focus on politicians and VIPs (at the cost of the ordinary people), the Sindh Police has steadily withdrawn and lost its credibility. The vacuum […]
March 30, 2019
The three days of mourning A bunch of carefree schoolboys , joyfully playing cricket is always a happy sight to come across. But playing cricket on […]
March 30, 2019
This is an Emergency. The son of the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court was kidnapped at 2:30 PM on June 20, 2016. The sad and […]
March 30, 2019
What is the stance of the ordinary citizens? The zealots have been granted their demands, condoned for their excesses and generously compensated for the return fare. […]
March 30, 2019
The school arithmetic The good news Pakistan had been waiting for has finally arrived. On April 5, 2009, the ghosts who had permanently occupied the Shaheed […]
March 30, 2019
The right to safety at work Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune, Jan 4, 2017 http://tribune.com.pk/story/1283446/right-safety-work/ On October 17, 2000 a London-to-Leeds express train derailed south of Hatfield […]