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December 31, 2019
Past Forward
Pakistan’s politics has been moving in circles. Many times I feel that I am repeating my old stories – even the characters have not changed. In my more than three decades in journalism I have witnessed the country alternating between…
December 31, 2019
From Journalism to Parliament
I was not always the chador-clad, hard-edged politician debating with political counterparts on talk shows, or making passionate speeches on the opposition benches of the National Assembly or cutting ribbons at the launch of development schemes in my constituency. I…
November 12, 2019
Power Play
The curtains were about to fall on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s much-publicised dharna (sit-in) against the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the suburbs of Islamabad as the two major opposition parties, the PPP and the PML-N, declined…
October 10, 2019
Plodding Along
Contrary to the circulating rumours that the Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, may be shown the door for his inefficient administration, the recent reshuffle in Punjab is indicative of the fact that Buzdar is gaining strength by the day…
September 16, 2019
Of Aunties’ Parks and Awami Parks
If dear old Karl Marx were to visit Karachi today, he would have no problem figuring out the class structure of this huge metropolis of 20 million. All he would need to do would be to, visit the beaches and…
August 28, 2019
Running Out of Space
I first came across the ‘population’ issue when working at Herald in the early 1980s. The editor informed me that I would be joining a group of journalists travelling to the interior of Sindh with Dr Attiya Inayatullah, who was then…
August 14, 2019
On the Wrong Footage
Reports from the Punjab Science Forensic Laboratory confirm that the video featuring accountability court judge, Arshad Malik, released by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President, Maryam Nawaz, is authentic. Maryam had publicised the video at a press conference on July…
July 24, 2019
Interview: Dr Seemin Jamali
The bedlam inside the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC)’s emergency ward is disorienting at first. Row upon row of patients lie on gurneys, each accompanied by three to four family members. In the teeming emergency rooms, doctors and nurses are…
April 10, 2019
Interview: Zohra Yusuf
"Win or lose, what is important is that you put up a fight" - Zohra Yusuf, Council Member, HRCP Calm and soft-spoken with a will of steel, Zohra Yusuf’s diminutive frame belies a towering soul that has covered immense ground…
February 15, 2019
Partners in Need
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) came together last month to spearhead an opposition alliance against the government. The decision to join hands and plan a combined strategy was taken in a joint session of…