Issue
March 30, 2019
Politics of prohibited bore Naeem Sadiq The News 16 June 2015 Few appeasements entice a Pakistani politician more than a prohibited-bore weapon license. Needless […]
March 30, 2019
The right to kill On January 25, 2010, a list of yet another kind of beneficiaries was submitted to the National Assembly. It revealed […]
March 30, 2019
The right to kill Pakistan may be the only country in the world where the ruling elite has the right to kill the children of […]
March 30, 2019
The unholy licenses Consider the recent public notice by the Federal Government declaring that all gun licenses issued before 31 January 2011 would stand […]
March 30, 2019
Vehicles, Weapons and Violence On 2nd March 2013, a botched up kidnapping attempt took place at an upbeat shopping mall in Karachi. The crime was […]
March 30, 2019
Violence (Pvt.) Unlimited We were always taught that a fire is caused by a combination of oxygen, flame and combustible materials. This statement is true but […]
March 30, 2019
When will we ever learn? That we did not have to lose the two soldiers in broad day light on one of the busiest […]
March 30, 2019
Who will plead for Subhan Irfan? The News 12 Jan 2017 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/178505-Stray-bullets Seven-year old Subhan Irfan did not live to see the dawn of 2017. […]
March 30, 2019
Why the results will not be any different. Few nations in the world have suffered and continue to suffer as much savagery and […]
March 30, 2019
A cancer-friendly budget Pakistanis have the distinction of smoking over 65 billion cigarettes in a year. A cigarette consists of various toxic chemicals such as […]
March 30, 2019
A citizen protests The individual who killed Governor Salman Taseer was sent to the gallows because he took the law into his own hands. By […]
March 30, 2019
A lean bureaucracy A visit to a Sindh government department at 11 am on a working day this week gave a glimpse of why Pakistan finds […]
March 30, 2019
An open letter to Mr. Nawaz Sharif Dear Prime Minister, Welcome on board for the third time. In the last two centuries, only five individuals made […]
March 30, 2019
A police force for the people Naeem Sadiq Daily Times, 20 March 2018 https://dailytimes.com.pk/217032/a-police-force-for-the-people/ Pakistan’s police force is known for its predatory behaviour […]
March 30, 2019
A recipe for de-VIP-sation Naeem Sadiq Express Tribune October 2, 2014 http://tribune.com.pk/story/769774/a-recipe-for-de-vip-isation/ Some three years ago, I received an invitation from an NGO to attend […]
March 30, 2019
A recipe for peace It was indeed gracious on the part of Musharraf and Vajpayee to restrain their itching fingers from pressing […]
March 30, 2019
A tale of two tragedies On that fateful day of September 11, 2012, over 1000 workers joined their duty at Karachi’s Baldia garment factory – most […]
March 30, 2019
Accountability of Government Vehicles One must appreciate the forthrightness of the Sindh Government in making two important declarations in the Sindh Assembly. First that […]
March 30, 2019
An aircraft to fly away our daughters Will there now be another special aircraft to fly away the five year old Sumbal to Birmingham’s […]
March 30, 2019
An open letter to the Sindh Minister of Excise &Taxation This refers to a Government of Sindh advertisement that appeared in the newspapers on 20th July […]