Siddique Humayun

Islamabad hygiene drive: Blood, sweat and tears ... in your food

The evil isn't limited to the finer restaurants; the horror stories lurking in Islamabad's outskirts are just as scary. Updated 10 Sep, 2015 06:36pm

Evicting the homeless, keeping Islamabad beautiful?

Where will these people go, if evicted forcefully, without a rehabilitation plan? The government doesn't have an answer. Updated 29 Jul, 2015 07:51pm

A ride on the PML-N's shiny new toy

It was with a mixture of relief and skepticism that I went ahead for a ride on the Islamabad-Pindi Metro bus yesterday. Updated 05 Jun, 2015 06:43pm

8pm: Islamabad's 'Pumpkin Hour'

After a full day at work, we go home, freshen up and step out to find that the city has officially become a graveyard. Updated 11 May, 2015 07:24pm

Forgotten heroes of Pakistan

The power of community participation in development was highlighted by Akhtar Hameed Khan through his famous Orangi... Published 28 Nov, 2011 08:29am

Plains of oblivion

Once I talked about Islam and its civilisation and one of the consistent comments was why I did not talk about the... Published 21 Nov, 2011 04:42pm

The lost genies of our time

I have hardly been one to follow the conventional routine, I sleep at 7 in the morning, wake up late afternoon, have... Published 14 Nov, 2011 09:23am

Double games

So, Pakistan was recently accused of playing a “double game” yet again. This time in a documentary aired on BBC. It... Published 31 Oct, 2011 07:15am

Celebrating a death

I wonder what humanity has stooped down to when I see people jubilating and celebrating the death of a man. Fine you... Published 24 Oct, 2011 04:23pm

Let it be more than a day

Today I will start my discussion with a question. It is perhaps one of those questions that never strike an ‘able’... Published 17 Oct, 2011 06:40am

Ghost of a conscience

Ghosts have always intrigued humans; they form major characters in Hollywood story lines, reside unseen in the upper... Published 11 Oct, 2011 08:43am

The Ta’wiz

—Photo by Hussain Afzal/Dawn.com KuchKhaas (Islamabad) and Hast-o-Neest (Tradition, Art and Culture Center in ... Published 26 Sep, 2011 12:06pm

Cultural zealots

The Pakistani society at various points seems inhumanely conservative. In the view of most of the world perhaps it ... Published 19 Sep, 2011 08:56am

The protocol pillage

Our leaders – if that is the right word to use, tend to violate the law of this land on a daily basis. How do they ... Published 05 Sep, 2011 07:30am

The temporary cloak

-Photo Illustration by Hasaan Haider/Dawn.com Once a year there is piety all around, obviously not literally though.... Published 29 Aug, 2011 04:02am

The contrast of power and poverty

Johannes Tauler once said, “God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as... Published 22 Aug, 2011 07:44am

From Islamabad the beautiful to Islamabad the barred

I grew up in Islamabad at a time when there were barely any roads, let alone the carpeted under-passes and overhead... Published 08 Aug, 2011 06:43am

A city of division and development

The story of Karachi is a story of the good, the bad and the ugly of urban development. The good we have, the bad we... Published 25 Jul, 2011 10:08am

Labour movement in Pakistan

So let’s talk about the movement of peasants, of workers, labourers, and the bread earners who are faced with... Published 18 Jul, 2011 11:00am

Of Islam and civilisation

Civilisation has always been of interest. I have had a strange attraction towards Plato since early school days when... Published 11 Jul, 2011 08:12am