2019

Fake de-mugging scheme Part 1. The traffic light turns red forcing scores of reluctant vehicles to come to a halt. The drivers look around uneasily. Suddenly […]

Facts and falsehoods In a rare act of irrationality, the Government of Pakistan formally announced its decision to protect the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia. A […]

Can Pakistan protect its citizens from Ebola Introduction: The world is facing the biggest and most complex Ebola outbreak in history. On August 8, 2014, the […]

‘Dum Gutka’ Only ten miles of off-roading from the main Sajawal town, the dusty uneven ‘kutcha’ track leads you to a cluster of villages where the […]

83 foreigners in PK parliament The statement could do well as a headline in an eveninger, be termed as a wild allegation or even suggest a […]

Improving the driving license renewal process. While one may need to get a driving license made just once, there is always a need to renew this […]

Donor driven reforms The fate of reforms and projects can often be predicted by how they are described in the newspaper ads. Obscure jargon such as […]

The displaced vs the well placed people of Pakistan “The twins were born as the mother desperately struggled with the pangs of pain, the sound of […]

Request to Sindh High Court for a suo moto notice This is a pro bono appeal to the Hon’able Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court […]

Not the business of the state — 2 By Ardeshir Cowasjee Sunday, 23 Aug, 2009 | 09:51 AM PST DAWN On Aug 18, a letter from […]

Default by Design With the demise of Rs.320 million water fountain, built at the tax payers’ expense, an important chapter of corruption, mismanagement and irrelevance comes […]

The CZ50 torture Although engaged in a fierce battle, competitors Mullah Fazlullah and the government of Pakistan offer the same kind of people-unfriendly packages. Both assume […]

Hon’able Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry Chief Justice of Pakistan and All Honourable Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Your Lordships, I as an ordinary […]

Crime and fake number plates Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune June 13, 2013 Imagine a country where ‘Jaali’ degrees, bogus votes, fake vehicle number plates, forged property […]

Controlling lawless vehicles On 4th April 2016 a gun attack on a Police Mobile Van killed 3 persons in Karachi. The vehicle had all the trappings, […]

Citizen Anonymous Reading a book, sipping coffee, sitting under a gazebo enjoying the soothing sunshine of a reluctantly receding winter in one of the many parks […]

Cars, crimes and driving licenses. 2015 will go down in history as a year in which the Sindh Police publicly declared that driving licenses were mandatory […]

Can vehicle management be reformed in Sindh? While the Sindh Excise and Taxation (E&T) department might still be struggling to figure out an efficient mode of […]