A Wakeup Call
If someone uses your face in a deepfake, even for scams, politics, or porn, you will have full legal power to take it down in Denmark.
City of Lights
For those of us who call this magnificent coastal metropolis home, Karachi will always be Roshnion ka Sheher – not just for the electricity that powers our lights, but for the undimmed spirit of its people that truly makes this city shine.
The Spirit of Inclusion: Q&A with Iqbal Latif
When the spirit of inclusion died, the culture of enquiry within Islamic civilization waned.
The Soul of a Nation
Each of us is a custodian of the national soul. Through our choices, our conversations, and our communities, we shape the future. That work does not begin someday. It begins here, and it begins now.
Justice Not For All
And yet, those consequences fall squarely on the shoulders of the litigant. A faulty ruling can cost them property, liberty, livelihood or all three. But the system takes no note. No one is held responsible for the ruin of a life.
Keepers of Civilisation
Every sane individual understands that the world’s civilisations are currently engaged in a strenuous struggle. They are, quite literally, working on a war footing to keep their individual identities intact within this rapidly shrinking global village.
Rethinking Charity in Pakistan
We are a nation of givers. Now let us become a nation of enablers, of dreams, of dignity and of opportunity.
Mentorship, not Lone Geniuses, Fuels Entrepreneurial Success
While individual successes are often celebrated as strokes of genius, economists increasingly agree that entrepreneurship is seldom a solo endeavour. The romanticised image of the lone maverick entrepreneur, they argue, is largely a myth.
Company and Imitation
It is better to suffer with good men than to enjoy a feast with the wicked—or as a Spanish proverb says, it is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools.
Character Building and Academia
A recent incident at a leading public university in Islamabad has raised serious concerns. In this episode, students forcefully shut down the institution by initiating a strike, locking the entry and exit gates, halting the transportation system indefinitely, and disrupting in-person classes for over a week.