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Naeem Sadiq

Naeem Sadiq

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Moral consensus

Moral consensus

Laws devoid of morality find enough loopholes to justify abuse.

18.10.2026 60

Dawn

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Elite suction machine

It was an arduous task ploughing through the unending and at places questionable list of names selected for the national awards this year. Absent from...

13.10.2026 80

The Express Tribune

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Broken people

Vulnerable citizens cannot be left to die because of negligence.

09.10.2026 100

Dawn

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‘BIOSP’ solution

Merging BISP and EOBI can reduce welfare corruption.

13.08.2026 100

Dawn

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Bloated bureaucracy

Entire departments could be easily abolished.

06.08.2026 200

Dawn

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An average week

The desire to see one’s name on every wall, road and university is insatiable.

20.07.2026 80

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Optimising the obsolete

IT is always recommended not to perform with great efficiency something that ought not to be performed at all....

15.06.2026 90

Dawn

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Toxic neglect

Sanitation workers are sent into gutters without safety gear.

01.06.2026 80

Dawn

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A girl’s age

It seems that our marriage laws contain deliberate loopholes.

11.05.2026 150

Dawn

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Austerity delusion

Pakistan has handed out over 110,000 government vehicles to already well-compensated public officials.

06.04.2026 150

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Counting children

Why are millions of parents reluctant to register their child’s birth?

10.03.2026 100

Dawn

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Future fires

Incidents like the Gul Plaza fire will continue to occur.

09.02.2026 100

Dawn

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Deathly processes

Getting a routine death certificate is a complex process.

12.01.2026 90

Dawn

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A 2-day conference

"Those whom God wishes to destroy, they first make them arrange a two-day conference", is what the Greek tragedian, Euripides, would have said, had he...

13.12.2025 90

The Express Tribune

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Disarm to heal

Gun licences are being issued with remarkable generosity.

20.11.2025 90

Dawn

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The last pit

We have suffocated them in the darkest and filthiest depths.

04.10.2025 100

Dawn

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Rivers in the sky

Disaster management is not about waiting for disasters.

27.08.2025 200

Dawn

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Sewage Sans Frontières

Incorporated into the outer walls of houses, constructed with bricks, linked to drainage systems and covered with wooden seats. Such were the toilets...

18.08.2025 70

The Express Tribune

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Digital reluctance

A data-less Pakistan suits only the rich.

08.08.2025 100

Dawn

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