How a wax statue of Gandhi in Islamabad helps Pakistan nurture a sense of being a tolerant nation

The uses and abuses of the Mahatma across the border.

Ammad Ali

· Oct 02, 2021 · 06:30 am

Bangladesh traffic deaths soar during Eid holidays as key safety recommendations stay unimplemented

Road accidents kill 12,000 people and cause 35,000 injuries in the country each year.

Faisal Mahmud

· Jul 31, 2021 · 07:30 am

Opinion: Why Pakistani schools must shift their focus from English to regional languages

Students face tremendous stress and loss of identity when forced to learn and think in a foreign language.

Ajay Pinjani, Dawn.com

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Minha Khan, Dawn.com

· Jul 20, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Opinion: In Karachi, violence seems to be the quickest route to a better life

Last week’s investigative reports into three high-profile criminal cases are the latest examples.

Arifa Noor, Dawn.com

· Jul 15, 2020 · 07:30 pm

By demonising Hindus, Pakistan’s nationalist history overlooks colonial atrocities

Pakistan is erasing its Hindu heritage but seems to have no problem with the racist, colonial officials still commemorated on its streets.

Haroon Khalid

· Jul 04, 2020 · 07:30 am

In Sindh, mystery and controversy surround the marriages of Hindu women with Muslim men

Everyone has a say in the matter but the girls.

Naeem Sahoutara and Ali Ousat, Dawn.com

· Nov 16, 2019 · 01:30 pm

After 150 years, Pakistan is trying to change the laws governing Christian marriages and divorce

The proposed Christian Marriage and Divorce Act accords four million citizens the rights denied to them so far.

Yaqoob Khan Bangash, Dawn.com

· Sep 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm

View from Pakistan: Imran Khan’s US carnival was high on emotion and low on facts

The prime minister painted a bright future for Pakistan as a meritocratic state but failed to explain how the country would get there.

Maria Kari, Dawn.com

· Jul 25, 2019 · 08:30 pm

How a blasphemy case built and brought down a hardline religious party in Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan could have become a popular political force. Its biggest mistake was its call to overthrow the army chief.

Abdullah Yusuf, The Conversation

· Jul 22, 2019 · 08:30 pm

What is a Pakistani Muslim writer (not) supposed to write about?

Many feel writing in English from Pakistan should be about Islamist extremism, violence against women or the polarisation of the society.

Haroon Khalid

· May 22, 2019 · 08:00 am

Lahore: The May 8 suicide bombing outside the Data Darbar shrine was an assault on the city’s soul

The Sufi shrine, which houses the grave of the city’s patron saint, has watched over Lahore for over 1,000 years.

Haroon Khalid

· May 14, 2019 · 08:00 am

An Easter tale: Remembering a Pakistani priest who gave his life to save Christians from persecution

Around Easter in 1998, a Punjab court sentenced a young man to death for blasphemy. Bishop John Joseph went to the court and committed suicide in protest.

Haroon Khalid

· Apr 24, 2019 · 12:30 pm