Narrative Watch
Rabies and Karachi
Karachi seems to be in the grip of stray dogs. Well, the statistics do say so. According to health authorities, more than 26,000 dog-bite cases have been reported in the...
Trump and tariffs
Donald Trump's tariff regime is in the dock. That the US President's desire to slap disproportionate taxes and tariffs is equally biting the domestic sector goes without saying. The ruling...
UN’s moral reckoning
The internal revolt at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) marks a critical juncture in the international response to the Gaza crisis. Hundreds of...
Adiala HIV outbreak
The disclosure that 148 inmates of Adiala Jail are HIV-positive should shame the Punjab prisons department and the provincial health authorities in equal measure. It is the single largest cluster...
Kabul’s deaf ears
It has become a new-normal for Pakistan to keep reminding Afghanistan of its responsibilities in the war against terrorism. The oblivious attitude exhibited by Kabul vis a vis Pakistan's grievances...
K-P’s collapsing education
Serious education reforms are being pushed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, but they reflect the scale of decay in the province's schools. The government has chosen to replace the outdated annual examination system...
Vulnerable sanitary staff
As a society, we are not too mindful of sanitary workers who are unfortunately treated as pariahs. But that is not the case in literal sense, as these marginalised, poor...
Robbing the poor
The recent revelation by the Auditor General of Pakistan that 324 government officials embezzled over Rs37 million from the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) funds is a stark reminder of...
Universities: autonomy at risk
The Punjab government's recent attempt to strip public universities of their autonomy is the latest in a long history of efforts to prioritise political interests over the futures of young...
Unforgivable brutality
The world continues to bear silent witness to the erasure of Gaza and its people from the map, as yet another horrifying chapter in Israel's relentless campaign of violence against...
