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A Map Is Not A Budget: Why Dividing Sindh Won't Fix Pakistan

Pakistan, Sept. 13 -- On 3 September, 105 Pakistan Peoples Party legislators stood on their benches in the Sindh Assembly holding banners that read "Sindh Dharti Maa". With the opposition walking out,... Read More


Ode To Wisdom And Beauty: Indu Mitha's Life In Dance

Pakistan, Sept. 12 -- How do you begin to write about a beloved Guru, a ruhani ma/mother in spirit, as a true teacher is called in our lands, who taught over two thousand students in her life, single-... Read More


Why Mental Health In Pakistan Is A Tax Policy Issue

Pakistan, Sept. 12 -- "When will our new car arrive, Baba?" said a 17-year-old, just one week before attempting suicide. This heartbreaking question reflects more than one family's suffering; it point... Read More


Notes From South Punjab: The Artists Of Bahawalpur

Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- How wondrously Rohi blooms in beauty, Where dwells the beloved of this humble soul. There, lovers are seen in their thousands. And I alone, a homeless wanderer. Khawja Ghulam... Read More


When Great Powers Act Outside The United Nations

Pakistan, Sept. 11 -- On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel opened their war on Iran with hundreds of strikes in a single day, killing its Supreme Leader and dozens of senior officials. Th... Read More


A Stronger State: Devolve What Is Local, Strengthen What Is National

Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Pakistan's civil service cannot be redesigned only by changing how officers are recruited, trained and promoted. Reform must also address where governmental authority should resi... Read More


Ecosystem Of Abuse: Why Pakistan's Laws Fail To Stop Gender-Based Violence

Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Not a day goes by, literally, when we don't read or hear about another gruesome act of violence against women, predominantly a ghastly sexual assault, where even female children ... Read More


"Dala Culture": When Power Becomes Bigger Than The Law

Pakistan, Sept. 9 -- On the streets of Karachi, some vehicles appear to have acquired a meaning far beyond transportation. Their imposing size, tinted windows, armed guards and the expectation that tr... Read More


Dividing Sindh: Administrative Need Or Political Battleground?

Pakistan, Sept. 9 -- Sindh is a major province of Pakistan, with a long history and an important role in the country's economic, political and cultural life. It is home to ancient civilisations, a maj... Read More


It Was Never The System: Same Bureaucratic DNA, Different Fates For India, Pakistan, And Bangladesh

Pakistan, Sept. 9 -- India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh inherited the same administrative bloodstream; the colonial-era Indian Civil Service, split at Partition and split again in 1971. Three states, one... Read More