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

Pakistan’s ‘doctor brides’: There’s no truth to the tale of women who shun medicine for marriage

Where did this myth originate?

Ayesha Masood

· Dec 11, 2017 · 07:30 pm

The government response to Faizabad protests proves that the tolerant are a minority in Pakistan

After violent protests and clashes, the Pakistan government struck a deal with hardline Islamists last week.

Muhammad Azfar Nisar

· Dec 04, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Lost childhood: Many Pakistani girls still have children in their teens, and suffer for it

One in two young girls is married before she turns 18.

Murtaza Haider

· Oct 22, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Despite its flaws, complete civilian rule is much better for Pakistan than military control

Ending the civil-military imbalance is the quickest and easiest step towards fixing the system.

Dr. Niaz Murtaza

· Sep 04, 2017 · 09:30 pm