Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Profiting from smog

Amidst the stasis, the class divide deepens. Published 09 Dec, 2022 07:45am

Season of regret

We should expect more of the same. Published 25 Nov, 2022 07:57am

Climate farce

Most of us have no idea that COP27 is even taking place. Updated 11 Nov, 2022 07:59am

The revolution will not be t̶e̶l̶e̶v̶i̶s̶e̶d̶ digitised

This isn't the first time that the military establishment has been on the receiving end of a public backlash. Will the outcome be different this time? Published 10 Nov, 2022 02:59pm

The perpetual loop

Almost inevitably, the marriage of convenience starts to sour. Published 28 Oct, 2022 08:06am

Why Swat matters

The people of Swat will not watch history repeat itself. Updated 14 Oct, 2022 09:16am

‘Panopticon’

We are at the mercy of those who control the means of info. Updated 30 Sep, 2022 10:21am

Imperial ideology

The conquest of nature is a colonial legacy. Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:18am

What’s to be done?

It is important to come together to prioritise preventive action. Updated 02 Sep, 2022 08:58am

Gated disasters

Such housing schemes are a scandalous form of class warfare. Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:18am

As Pakistan turns 75, will its people finally rise above the fault lines?

We must turn our gaze to the natural environment and recognise the imperative of building a progressive and shared vision of the future. Updated 13 Aug, 2022 02:48pm

The forever war

Lest anyone forget, war is a business. Updated 05 Aug, 2022 08:48am

Pakistan default

Politics in the heartland remains unconnected to the peripheries. Updated 22 Jul, 2022 08:43am

Fake is the new real

Fantasies now masquerade as facts. Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:42am

Stunted imagination

Our political, economic imagination has been stunted by ‘experts’ who claim to be acting on basis of ‘objective’ economic facts. Updated 24 Jun, 2022 10:18am

Four budgets

Majority of Pakistanis are struggling to make ends meet as govt tells us that it is doing all it can do. Updated 10 Jun, 2022 08:56am

Venal ruling class

Is anyone concerned with the lot of future generations? Published 27 May, 2022 07:53am

Redistribute now

Political impasse can only be addressed if redistribution takes centre stage and old order is shaken up. Updated 13 May, 2022 09:22am

Class, nation, empire

Is development not supposed to serve the people? Published 29 Apr, 2022 06:40am

Beyond Mush-Imran

Challenge for those who imagine progressive politics as more than an establishment-centric merry-go-round is how to engage youth. Updated 15 Apr, 2022 09:07am