Articles & Column

One of my favorite pastimes on our farm was to have “poona,” an indigenous variety of sugarcane, harvested and have it squeezed for fresh “roh”, sugarcane juice. After sunset in autumn evenings we would sit under a banyan tree near a “karaha” an oval wide […]

It was early days of PTI and Chairman Imran Khan gave me the responsibility of organizing the Party. Mairaj Mohammad Khan, a political icon, at one time designated successor of Bhutto, was PTI’s General Secretary. Since he was based in Karachi, he was unable to […]

Climate change is a significant issue for European countries, and many have implemented policies and initiatives to mitigate its impact. The European Union (EU) has set ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. To achieve this […]

Nearly a hundred years ago in 1920 USA amended their Constitution prohibiting production, imports, transportation and sale of Alcohol nationwide. It was a radical change that was in the making since the 19th century led by fundamentalist Protestants seeking to rid the society of itsmoral […]

Pakistan emerged due to the fatal flaws of majoritarian democracy in the Indian subcontinent. There were many social divisions in the Indian subcontinent based on identity during the British Raj in India. There were hard barriers based on caste and apparently soft barriers based on […]

I was in my library prepping for a long–distance call when the ground under feet started to move. It did not register right away; however as tremors continued I called my wife and staff to step outside; by then it was all over. The duration […]

In Pakistan efforts for social transformation have been made in three different ways, through elections, revolutionary resistance, and engaging with the government. The main purpose of electoral politics is to solve economic issues through legislation. The laws that deal with improving people’s lives include fixing […]

“Chuj tey bolday sun hun chananee we boldi aiy.” In the days gone by, wheat and chaff were separated manually using a hand held device called “Chuj”. It was used mostly by women sitting in groups. It was scene worth watching; “chuj” emitting a rhythmic […]

Global conflict feeds on several divides- based on class, caste, race, gender, faith, and power. Conventional thinking patterns have tried to cross these divides with power and pelf. There were people who took exception to these views and believed that these divides could be overcome […]