Articles | Stories | Blogs The much-awaited report of the committee on Fata reforms is now public The much-awaited report of the committee on Fata reforms is now public. In a previous article, I had pointed out three main areas…
Articles | Stories | Blogs Patriotic nationalism thrives on the hatred of the ‘other’ As we are faced with a multitude of challenges, it is easy for politicians and policymakers to paint different causes with the same brush. This is…
Articles | Stories | Blogs There is something terribly wrong when government schools are funded through private donations There is something terribly wrong when government schools are funded through private donations and private madrassas are funded through citizens’ tax money.…
Articles | Stories | Blogs Equality, protection of political, religious and economic rights were the foundation stones of Pakistan’s ideology Pakistan’s ideology was grounded in the intense feelings of injustices amongst the Muslim minority in undivided India. Majority of Muslims…
Articles | Stories | Blogs Disability is taken synonymous with dependency and a burden on society Zahid Abdullah is the author of two books, Disabled by Society and The Wise Man. He is also one of the few Right to Information activists in…
Articles | Stories | Blogs We are always in search of the saviours who can redeem our miseries with quick fixes Personalities — not systems or institutions — matter the most in Pakistan. We are always in search of the…
Articles | Stories | Blogs The ANP leadership went through the worst of times, including the suicide attack on then senior minister Bashir Bilour No one knows what happened to the fact-finding committee’s report constituted by the Awami National Party (ANP) to…
Articles | Stories | Blogs Providing citizens with information is to empower them. The whole edifice of RTI is constructed on this basic fact A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue…
Articles | Stories | Blogs While the British are long gone, we still have a discourse that favours colonialism and orientalism for Fata Why do proposals for Fata reforms come with so many warnings and cautions? Arguments against Fata reforms are often…