Murtaza Haider
The unsung heroes of Pakistani journalism are those that faced threats and intimidation and still chose to stay.
Published 30 Oct, 2013 06:37pm
The country has sped ahead of Pakistan and even India by halving hunger statistics.
Published 23 Oct, 2013 01:46pm
The US is deemed a superpower. With a similar fiscal outlook, Pakistan though is in the dumps. What gives?
Updated 16 Oct, 2013 06:14pm
Investors and workers wonder whether privatisation of state-owned firms would help turn them back to profitability.
Updated 09 Oct, 2013 04:12pm
The education policy in Pakistan for the poor, cannot merely focus on books and teachers - it has to include free meals.
Published 02 Oct, 2013 02:36pm
While labour unions may oppose the idea, the support for PIA’s privatisation is more widespread than one would assume.
Published 25 Sep, 2013 05:59pm
The unsettling aspect of the Elizabeth O’Bagy case is that the US has no qualms relying on uncorroborated testimony.
Published 19 Sep, 2013 06:45pm
The Pakistani middle-class has grown considerably in size accompanied by a significant increase in private welfare.
Published 13 Sep, 2013 06:00pm
Researching the poor has always been a lucrative enterprise. Countless people have found great riches in it.
Published 05 Sep, 2013 03:50pm
While contraceptives do help with family planning, what really helps is preventing women from marrying very young.
Published 28 Aug, 2013 05:39pm
The government’s development plan, named Vision 2025, may leave the nation even more indebted than before.
Published 21 Aug, 2013 01:13pm
Investments can be risky, but risk can’t be an investment. This fine distinction is, however, lost at the KSE.
Published 14 Aug, 2013 06:05pm
A $50 tablet computer can expose children in developing nations to the same resources enjoyed in the first world.
Updated 27 Jul, 2013 04:33pm
It is not merely the faith or oil that flows out of Saudi Arabia, writes Murtaza Haider.
Updated 22 Jul, 2013 01:24pm
Why is that people around the world react peacefully to unprecedented hardships, while Pakistanis resort to violence?
Published 11 Jul, 2013 04:58pm
While Canadians celebrated the 146th birthday of their country, many immigrants, however, had little to celebrate.
Published 03 Jul, 2013 07:00pm
From Cairo to Peshawar, the world watches silently as Muslims self-destruct in sectarian wars.
Updated 26 Jun, 2013 09:08pm
Even the Americans have admitted that they would now do in public what they have been doing in private.
Published 19 Jun, 2013 04:56pm
Why is that the belief in Islam is not sufficient to prevent violence amongst Muslims, asks Murtaza Haider.
Updated 17 Jun, 2013 03:16pm
Every incoming government promises more spending on education, and yet one finds millions of illiterate in Pakistan.
Published 11 Jun, 2013 06:44pm
