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Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Decolonise now

Decolonise now

In recent days, Pakistan’s reputation of being a country at war with itself has been reinforced. Updated 31 May, 2019 07:57am
‘Bech de!’

‘Bech de!’

We put public services on the chopping block. Updated 17 May, 2019 07:32am
Class politics 2.0

Class politics 2.0

These ‘working people’ have taken on other concerns. Published 03 May, 2019 06:57am
Who is sovereign?

Who is sovereign?

Everything, it seems, is a ‘foreign conspiracy’. Published 19 Apr, 2019 07:01am
Economy of fools

Economy of fools

Every political regime here has spewed the same rhetoric. Updated 05 Apr, 2019 09:50am
Nation reboot

Nation reboot

It is unlikely that this wave of nationalism will last forever. Updated 23 Mar, 2019 12:34pm
Men must march

Men must march

Men do not own feminist struggles as their own. Published 08 Mar, 2019 06:41am
Killing history

Killing history

They write and rewrite history to create pliant populations. Published 22 Feb, 2019 07:33am
Beyond the bubble

Beyond the bubble

Progressives in Pakistan tend to veer between two extremes. Published 08 Feb, 2019 06:56am
Elite vs people

Elite vs people

The voice of the system’s real losers has been muted. Published 25 Jan, 2019 06:56am
Darkness descends

Darkness descends

The fallout is now increasingly centred in countries like ours. Published 11 Jan, 2019 06:58am
Terrorism bogey

Terrorism bogey

Does the contemporary state really want to rid the world of terrorism? Updated 31 Dec, 2018 09:44am
Orwell’s vengeance

Orwell’s vengeance

The trope of security will become even more powerful. Published 14 Dec, 2018 06:56am
Educating for peace

Educating for peace

Dents can be made in the hawkish attitudes of Pak-India officialdom. Published 30 Nov, 2018 07:22am
Encroach if rich

Encroach if rich

The illegality of the rich is almost always glossed over. Published 16 Nov, 2018 06:45am
The bigot brigade

The bigot brigade

Reactionary forces are gaining ground everywhere. Published 02 Nov, 2018 07:06am
The anthropocene

The anthropocene

There is a crisis of survival and of human agency. Updated 19 Oct, 2018 08:29am
Austerity rules

Austerity rules

The poor continue to be left by the wayside. Published 05 Oct, 2018 07:08am
Chaos junkies

Chaos junkies

One is inclined to think that it all doesn’t really matter. Updated 21 Sep, 2018 10:45am
Five million homes

Five million homes

Political will is needed to give security of tenure to katchi abadi dwellers. Published 07 Sep, 2018 07:03am