Anjum Altaf

All about respect

Earned respect is becoming a scarce commodity. Published 3 days ago

Writing on the wall

Oppressive rule reinforces popular resentment that cannot be suppressed forever. Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:03am

Nasty outcomes

The bottom line is that the modern democratic experiment is in deep trouble. Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:53am

What the smog said

It is naive to appeal to leaders who don’t care. Published 12 Dec, 2024 07:33am

Polls: what for and why?

Elections in Pakistan are like the gladiator contests of Rome. Updated 10 Nov, 2023 08:57am

Revisiting Javed Akhtar

If we believe Javed Akhtar to be wrong we can debate and argue as Faiz would have wanted us to. Published 17 Mar, 2023 07:40am

The redistribution of wealth

It is important to take our heads out of the sand before it is too late. Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:00am

Local government: a reality check

If citizens are not clamouring for LG, would it work or what might it morph into instead? Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:13am

What is to be done?

The impoverishment of citizens has cascading downstream effects. Published 03 Feb, 2023 07:56am

Debt: a longer view

Former colonies have been kept economically captive, serving the same purpose in the global economy as they did before... Published 13 Jan, 2023 07:46am

Where are we headed?

A failing country cannot expect an external power to take over and reorganise it better. Updated 24 Dec, 2022 08:39am

Getting out of the mess

Any extension of the status quo will reduce Pakistan to rubble. Updated 20 Nov, 2022 08:48am

PIA’s revealing story

Education in Pakistan continues to hurtle in the direction of morality, contrary to the trend in almost every other country. Updated 21 Oct, 2022 08:22am

‘Cancel my debt, I’m flooded’

Even if conceded, why should reparations take the form of debt cancellation? Updated 13 Oct, 2022 09:25am

Flood of questions

We need an economic model empathetic to the poor’s needs. Published 04 Oct, 2022 07:26am

Education for all?

To inhibit free expression is a form of exclusion that disproportionately impacts those who do not belong to the majority. Published 16 Sep, 2022 07:50am

75 and tottering

The truth is just a click away... Published 21 Aug, 2022 04:34am

Animal tales

Even a lion is no match for a predatory dingbat... Published 31 Jul, 2022 07:25am

You too, HEC

HEC, which has run higher education into the ground, has now decided to enter the domains of import substitution. Updated 30 Jun, 2022 08:55am

Drink less tea

It is reasonable to argue that nations develop when every generation is more knowledgeable, better trained than its predecessors. Updated 19 Jun, 2022 10:04am