Malik Tariq Ali

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall

THIS is a Latin phrase “Fiat Justitia ruat celum” which in jurisprudence states that “Let Justice be done, Though the Heavens Fall”. In 1772 Lord…

Electorate must standup and question

IT was the political awakening of Muslims in Bengal which resulted in creation of Muslim League at Dacca under presidentship of Nawab Viaqar-ul-Mulk on 30…

Lofty electoral promises and empty coffers

WE are in the midst of a general election due on 8 February 2024. Pakistan faces an economic quagmire which threatens state sovereignty and national…

Dual nationality: A legacy of colonial rule

IT is an individual’s inherent basic right to choose his faith or nationality, irrespective of origin of his birth. Both these choices come with conditionalities.…

Significance of 25th December

  We as a nation, collectively and individually, need self-retrospection and realisation, that Pakistan is a blessing and a legacy of our Founding Fathers. His…

Alleviating sufferings of people

NOBODY has suffered more than the millions of Pakistanis, who have been driven below poverty line, because of misgovernance, greed and an incompetent mediocrity that…

Salute to Christians of Bethlehem

PALESTINE is a land where for generations Christians, Muslims and Jews have lived together in peace and harmony. Never before has such barbarity and genocide…

Bold rebirth: Pakistani imperative transformation

THERE comes a time in the life of a nation when business as usual, is no longer an option, and change must come. Pakistan was…

Dubai model obsession

SIR Edmund Burke stated in 1770 that “I am not, one of those, who think that the people are never on the wrong. They have…

George Floyd “I can’t breathe”

ON 25 May 2020, a 46 year handcuffed black American died when a racist white American police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for…

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