More than governments, India-Pakistan peace hinges on solidarity between citizens

The pandemic is a lesson for South Asia to invest more in healthcare rather than bombs.

Usama Khilji, Dawn.com

· May 18, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Most Pakistani leaders who oppose peace with India in public favour it in private

For the leaders who want to discuss peace with New Delhi, the civil-military divide is a major roadblock.

Arifa Noor, Dawn.com

· May 01, 2021 · 09:30 pm

US, UAE, Russia: More countries are invested in bringing Pakistan and India to the negotiating table

A 2018 World Bank study estima­ted that the two countries are missing out on $37 billion in trade due to tariffs and non-existent connective infrastructure.

Huma Yusuf, Dawn.com

· Apr 25, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Lahore attack: Zia-ul-Haq’s vision of education continues to haunt Pakistani civil society

Schoolboys in 1990s Pakistan were taught to valourise war, conquest and violence. At what cost?

Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com

· Dec 23, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Why have Saudi Arabia and the UAE failed to express support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir?

Both places are autocracies, where the people cannot be allowed to express their will and advocating democracy is a punishable crime.

Pervez Hoodbhoy

· Sep 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Pervez Hoodbhoy: What is it that Pakistan wants anyway?

India could have dealt with Kashmir differently. But Imran Khan must realise that Jaish-e-Mohammed and others of its ilk are not the answer.

Pervez Hoodbhoy

· Mar 15, 2019 · 12:30 pm

In Pakistan, a wave of Chinese residents rides to the subcontinent as trade ties flourish

Around 10,000 Chinese people live in Islamabad, according to figures provided by diplomatic officials. Another 35,000 or so live in other parts of Pakistan.

Danyal Adam Khan

· Jan 27, 2019 · 09:30 pm

As Modi undermines Nehru, India is becoming Pakistan’s mirror image

But it is still not that easy to banish the legacy of the first prime minister, writes the prominent Pakistani scientist.

Pervez Hoodbhoy

· Apr 21, 2018 · 06:21 pm

Driving down the conflict-hit M-8, the core of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

A drive on the road connecting the port city of Gwadar to Ratodero reveals the trials of building infrastructure in conflict-ridden areas.

Shah Meer Baloch

· Mar 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Meet Karachi’s female ‘Paxi’ drivers who brave harassment to ferry other women safely

After a successful run in Pakistan’s commercial hub, the pink taxi service is ready to enter other cities.

Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Dec 27, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Call for reform: Pakistan must ban two-finger test for rape – and now

It is a violation of the victim’s privacy and dignity, not to mention scientifically suspect.

Zainab Z. Malik

· Dec 25, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Faizabad deal: Now more than ever, Pakistan’s progressives need stop hesitating and start acting

The state, the extremists, and their enablers in political society have pushed this society to the brink of collapse.

Ammar Rashid

· Dec 13, 2017 · 09:30 pm