Shahzad Sharjeel

Quotidian quotas

A temporary arrangement has gained permanence. Published 24 Jul, 2023 07:03am

Tando China

Governing our very own Tando towns has become taxing. Published 10 Jul, 2023 07:15am

Dustbowl deluge

Only 15pc of water flow in the Indus Basin is said to be from glacier melt. Updated 01 Jul, 2023 10:12am

IPP redux

Things come full circle even in subjects seemingly poles apart. Published 14 Jun, 2023 07:09am

Faithful idols

The state builds narratives in keeping with the ruling junta’s view. Updated 24 May, 2023 09:08am

Zoological end

Societies that fail to manage caged animals descend into chaos. Updated 30 Apr, 2023 08:56am

Kidney-punched

Rising temperatures and melting glaciers can submerge Karachi by 2060. Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:45am

Road to perdition

The worldview of the republic needs a reorientation. Published 28 Feb, 2023 07:16am

Basest instincts

Who knows when the ‘tipping point’ materialises? Published 29 Jan, 2023 06:19am

Ponds to ponder

What if a cabinet had to be picked from among almost 2bn people?... Published 17 Dec, 2022 07:16am

Corrupt absolutely

The corruption narrative is on its last legs... Updated 12 Nov, 2022 09:08am

Me-too to Gentoo

Pakistan does not lag behind in female heroes. Published 19 Oct, 2022 07:44am

Soft panhandling

Nobody visits the country ruled by the Kims, while K-pop is all the rage. Published 19 Sep, 2022 09:03am

Formula none

The teams were taught to play rough and dirty... Published 21 Aug, 2022 04:34am

Courting disaster

No Latin term has of late become as much a part of the daily language as ‘suo motu’. Updated 29 Jul, 2022 09:50am

Politics of art

The real artists better be allowed to express themselves. Published 27 Jun, 2022 07:17am

Rivers of Babylon

Reports continue to mention countries in this region — Iran, Pakistan and India — as amongst the most water-stressed in the world. Updated 31 May, 2022 10:30am

The economics of Eidi

Eidi survives in its earliest form as elders consider it to be a valuable tool for training the young in financial management. Published 02 May, 2022 01:17pm

‘Haughty culture’

We see the importance of the economy but insist that it exists in some bubble outside culture and the society that practises it. Updated 25 Apr, 2022 08:17am

The curtain needs to fall on Pakistan's flop political theatrics

For a play destined to be a ‘classic’ in the history of the theatre of absurd, its actors are unfit even for cameo appearances. Updated 22 Apr, 2022 03:51pm