September 16, 2020

Two steps that could change Pakistan

Two steps that could change Pakistan. The heart-rending events of torture, rape and murder experienced by women and children in the last few weeks have scorched […]
September 8, 2020

Let me breathe

This is absolutely amazing. Another 1000 contracted janitors, being paid illegal wages of Rs.13000 pm can ‘begin to breathe’ a bit more easily. The latest is […]
September 5, 2020

H2O – the ultimate leveler

H2O – the ultimate leveler. Connected with covalent bonds of one Oxygen and two Hydrogen atoms, I am a typically colorless, tasteless, odorless and harmless fluid. […]
September 5, 2020

Religious discrimination

Mr. Murad Ali Shah                                             […]
September 4, 2020

A question of 70 crores

Cantonment Executive Officer, Cantonment Board Clifton CC-38, Street No.13, Kh-e-Rahat, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-35847831-2,   Dear Sir,   Request for Information under   Article 19A of […]
September 4, 2020

Those who clean our gutters deserve our respect

Cantonment Executive Officer, CBC CC-38, Street No.13, Kh-e-Rahat, Phase-VI, DHA, Karachi. Phone: +92-21-35847831-2,   Dear Sir,   Request for Information under   Article 19A of the Constitution […]
September 4, 2020

Tents and private armies

Administrator,                                              Sept. 3, 2020 […]
September 4, 2020

Religiously discriminated

A Sindh Government ad from the Office of Electric Inspector, Karachi, appearing in the newspapers of 2nd September 2020 requires that only non-Muslims can apply for […]
August 26, 2020

Lessons from Turkey

​Lessons from Turkey   Past glory can be  a great opiate. Loved by Pakistanis, many otherwise excellent Turkish TV serials provide a fair amount of this substance.  […]
August 25, 2020

RTI helps Pakistan’s most exploited workers

Only after a few days, of Cantt Board Clifton raising the salary of its exploited under paid janitors from Rs 12,000 to Rs.17500, we now have […]
August 11, 2020

A breath of fresh air

It is with humility and gratitude, that I confirm, after interviewing a number of CBC contracted  janitors this morning  that their salary has been raised from […]
August 1, 2020

A ‘ Thank you’ Letter

A ‘Thank You’ letter.    Dear Bill and Melinda, Thank you for your philanthropic support to many global causes and events. I did not realize the […]
July 29, 2020

Bills that divide

Since 1947, we have been passing one bill after another to ‘Protect’ Islam without ever bothering to follow its spirit in terms of tolerance, equality and […]
July 24, 2020

Questions from the Child Ptotection Departments

The following questions were asked under the Right to Information,  from the Child Protection Departments of Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Balochistan. Note: Perhaps the National Commission […]
July 14, 2020

Four simple questions from Pakistan Railway

Mr. Habib ur Rehman Gilani                              14 July 2020 Secretary/Chairman Railways 4th Floor, D Block Pak. […]
July 13, 2020

Citizens demand an end to the moon sighting committee.

For millions of years, stars and planets have followed their well-defined orbits and trajectories in space, uninterrupted by the quality of our beliefs or our knowledge […]
July 13, 2020

Fighting a losing battle

The rapid growth in population makes Pakistan fight a losing battle in its efforts to break the cycle of poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy. We failed […]
July 7, 2020

Why Railway accidents will keep on happening

 Seventy six people died in a single train accident in Pakistan on October 31, 2019. This is about the same number of fatalities that occurred in […]
July 5, 2020

Land of Guns

Land of Guns – where Symptoms are more important than the Causes   This is the story of C, an imaginary police force of an imaginary […]
June 30, 2020

Why should the Federal IT Ministry not be shut down?

Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqi Federal Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology, Salam The people of Pakistan live in a stone age of digital services.  One can only […]