Down but not out: Nawaz Sharif is no longer prime minister but he will continue to rule Pakistan

He was removed from office for corruption by the Supreme Court on Friday.

Saim Saeed

· Jul 29, 2017 · 06:30 am

Pakistan lynching: When ‘innocent until proven guilty’ is a dangerous argument

Mob lynching of 23-year-old Mashal Khan is yet another reminder that Pakistan has to stop treating blasphemy to be a moral or a legal crime.

Saim Saeed

· Apr 17, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Four outspoken bloggers abducted in Pakistan have been set free, but they've since fallen silent

Illegal detentions, intimidation of the media have become routine in the country.

Saim Saeed

· Feb 07, 2017 · 06:30 am

Sindh's anti-conversion bill will help protect Hindus. But will it actually become law?

For the sake of hundreds of Hindu women and girls who are kidnapped and forced to convert every year, the Pakistan People's Party must live up to its rhetoric.

Saim Saeed

· Jan 19, 2017 · 06:30 pm

In its tussle with the military, Pakistani government throws the media under the bus

The decision to bar Dawn reporter Cyril Almeida from travelling abroad underscores the fragility of democracy across the border.

Saim Saeed

· Oct 12, 2016 · 01:15 pm

Why Pakistani liberals are unable to resolve their Balochistan dilemma

To remain Pakistani, they cannot endorse Baloch independence. To remain liberal, they cannot honestly believe in Pakistaniyat.

Saim Saeed

· Aug 25, 2016 · 06:30 pm

A fake degree scam, Dawood and ISI: Pakistani media is experiencing another convulsion

A New York Times story on a Pakistani company triggered a chain of events that exposed the faultlines in the country’s media: censorship, graft and an ever-present threat of violence.

Saim Saeed

· May 23, 2015 · 06:30 pm

Yet again, Pakistan goes into mourning – without a plan for prevention or action

Wednesday's shootings of 43 Shias elicited familiar words of sorrow from politicians. But their statements have long begun to sound hollow.

Saim Saeed

· May 15, 2015 · 09:00 am

'She was both mother and anarchist': Remembering slain Pakistani activist Sabeen Mahmud

Mehmud's T2F venue was a haven for alternative culture in Karachi. Her killing leaves a generation adrift.

Saim Saeed

· Apr 25, 2015 · 10:27 am

Yemen crisis: Pakistan finds itself caught between an angry Iran and an angrier Saudi Arabia

Whatever decision Islamabad takes on joining the Saudi campaign against the Houthis, the cost is likely to be steep.

Saim Saeed

· Apr 13, 2015 · 08:30 am

That part of the India-Pakistan border that’s all beer and gunshots of joy

A jeep rally in Pakistan's Bahawalpur desert provides unique sights and has a subculture all its own.

Saim Saeed

· Feb 25, 2015 · 02:30 pm

Spotted at the Karachi Lit Fest: the endangered Pakistani liberal

They call people 'chaps' and have accents as expired as the era they talk about.

Saim Saeed

· Feb 10, 2015 · 06:45 am