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Just like us? Published in The News on January 26, 2026    Way back in the 1970s, Pakistan had a health minister who claimed in an internati...

Published in The News on August 29, 2002  With reference to the letter "Could be 56th!" by Hafiz Sultan Ahmed (25th August), the w...

Published in Jang on May 28, 2005 This may sound incredible, but the performance of the PTCL actually improved during the recent stri...

 Published in The News on April 7, 2007 I’m amused by the Council of Islamic Ideology’s declaration that four witnesses are required to pro...

Published in The News on October 30, 2000 I meet all kinds of people at wedding and valima parties. Some of them are the types who have neve...

Bulls and taxes Published in The News on April 26, 2025 This letter refers to the news report ‘Asia King bull becomes centre of attraction a...

Published in DAWN on April 13, 2025 Embed from Getty Images HONESTLY, I personally never wanted to be nominated for the Nobel Peace ...

Stuck with crises  Published in The News on February 22, 2025  This letter refers to the article ‘Crises? Not in 2035’ (February 19, 2025) b...

Half-joking Published in The News on February 3, 2025 This letter refers to the news report ‘Atiq Mir calls Sindh-Punjab CMs swap remark a ...

The enabler Published in The News on January 21, 2025 Throughout the whole ‘190 million pound’ saga, one important point has been missed. ...

Retired expats Published in The News January 16, 2025 This letter refers to the editorial ‘The emigration dream’ (January 15, 2024). One c...

Fickle captain Published in The News, January 8, 2025 This letter refers to the article ‘To see Mount Tai’ (January 6, 2025). The writer sa...

Self-sabotage Published in The News on December 11, 2024 This letter refers to the news report ‘Civil disobedience to start with call to exp...

Party over country Published in The News on November 30, 2024 This letter refers to the editorial ‘PTI’s chaos curve’ (November 25, 2024)....

Published on March 22, 1995 NEWS item: 30 killed in Karachi on the Independence Day. The President goes duck-shooting in Sindh. News Item: 2...

Published in The News on October 2, 2000 First, it was purported Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report published in Indian newspapers, followed...

  Published in The News on 17 th December 1997 This is with reference to a recent news headline: "Sindh won't be able to pay salar...

Published in The News (2001-2002) According to a recent news item, 15 hindus who had earlier converted to Christianity have been reconverted...

Published in The News on September 9, 2000 This refers to the article ‘Figment of imagination’ by Mr Anees Jillani (The News: September 5, 2...

Published in The News on March 3 rd , 1995 By injecting human brain cells into mouse foetuses, scientists produced a strain of mice that wer...