Tahir Mehdi
The only continent with a female population deficit is Asia, with Pakistan among the three biggest contributors.
Published 09 Jan, 2018 01:46am
Delimitation has the potential of raising the political temperature in the pre-election period.
Published 21 Nov, 2017 06:55am
New administrative units are created on the pretext of ‘popular demand’.
Published 07 Nov, 2017 07:17am
Whether you prefer a victimhood narrative or see a silver lining, the by-election numbers will help you.
Updated 22 Sep, 2017 12:34pm
Will the efforts for the long-awaited mainstreaming fall prey to electoral expediencies of some political parties?
Updated 13 Sep, 2017 11:34am
Punjab’s loss will mean gain for other provinces.
Updated 09 Sep, 2017 10:35am
If the PPP could claim a nationality, it ought to be Punjabi.
Updated 07 Dec, 2016 02:22pm
I am desperate for answers to restore my faith in democracy.
Updated 25 Oct, 2016 04:59pm
Not everybody in Pakistan’s Hindu community endorses the Brahmin position on marriage.
Published 24 Oct, 2016 01:24am
He probably has lost all hope in reality and is fast becoming a victim of his own ‘virtual politics’.
Updated 24 Oct, 2016 11:13pm
Wife-beating does not only exist in the country, it is rampant.
Published 07 Jun, 2016 04:55am
Dalits’ political mobility continues to remain restricted due to entrenched caste barriers.
Updated 09 May, 2016 09:04am
A new delimitation exercise will face the challenge of distribution of seats within the provinces.
Published 19 Jan, 2016 01:39am
The absence of a marriage law is the bane of Hindu families.
Published 08 Dec, 2015 12:48am
Indians and Pakistanis are stuck deep in a vicious ‘jinx of history’. This jinx must be broken, one crack at a time.
Updated 12 Nov, 2015 12:40pm
The Punjab and Sindh governments’ cat-and-mouse game with local governments is over.
Updated 31 Oct, 2015 07:15am
It is routine for whoever is refused a party ticket to file papers as an independent.
Published 30 Oct, 2015 01:43am
The Pakistani political elite’s penchant for nominated members instead of elected ones is nothing new.
Published 20 Oct, 2015 06:50am
The number of objections raised serve as an indicator of interest stakeholders show in local govt elections.
Updated 30 Jun, 2015 08:42am
Our rulers refuse to revisit their stance on GB.
Published 16 Jun, 2015 02:01am
