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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Go fly a kite
Opinion

Go fly a kite

How many of us have heard the expression “Go fly a kite”. Usually, it means go away and stop bothering me. A simple...
Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am
Crisis of accidents
Opinion

Crisis of accidents

Fatalities in traffic accidents in Karachi majority of them inflicted by heavy vehicles has even caught attention of...
Published 22 Mar, 2025 02:47am
Reclaimed land
Opinion

Reclaimed land

Every time you look up there is another tall building rising into the blue sky from the sea level in Clifton. At the...
Published 08 Mar, 2025 02:48am
The beauty of Ramazan
Opinion

The beauty of Ramazan

Ramazan is just around the corner and this year in Pakistan we will also be having some World Cup cricket matches...
Updated 01 Mar, 2025 07:03am
Working with the municipality
Opinion

Working with the municipality

Working in a Canadian company in Ottawa, Canada, in the early seventies I was so eager to see snowfall. Having grown...
Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am
A city wearing gloves
Opinion

A city wearing gloves

The first five days of this month forced me to return to a topic on which I have written several times. The reason...
Published 15 Feb, 2025 06:34am
Begging in Karachi
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Begging in Karachi

The growing menace of beggars at traffic lights was brought to the attention of courts the other day by a petition...
Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:18am
Election promises
Opinion

Election promises

The world is changing at a dizzying pace. This change has now got fresh stimulus with the election of Donald Trump ...
Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am
The power of puppetry
Opinion

The power of puppetry

Death on the high seas or on the streets of Karachi continues unabated and without any serious attempt by any ...
Published 25 Jan, 2025 07:11am
Fake news phenomenon
Opinion

Fake news phenomenon

Fake news is the talk of the town these days. This form of communication is believed to have surfaced after the...
Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:22am
Tragedies on the high seas
Opinion

Tragedies on the high seas

It was in June just last year that 209 Pakistanis and 28 from Pakistan-administered Kashmir drowned off the Greek...
Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:22am
Rising traffic accidents
Opinion

Rising traffic accidents

Deaths in traffic accidents have become such a serious matter that the Karachi police chief had to hold a press...
Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:33am
Walking is a blessing
Opinion

Walking is a blessing

Walking is such a blessing. You realize when, for one reason or the other, this God given gift is restricted or...
Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:36am
Print making a comeback
Opinion

Print making a comeback

Don’t have the exact date but print media first appearing in the form of newspaper dates back to the 17th ...
Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:53am
Some Karachi attractions
Opinion

Some Karachi attractions

While working for a Swiss firm I had the opportunity to welcome several foreigners to Karachi and after taking care...
Published 30 Nov, 2024 06:26am
Catch you later
Opinion

Catch you later

In an attempt to seek her opinion, I sent an article to a colleague and in return got a short message or should I ...
Updated 23 Nov, 2024 06:54am
Preparing for smog
Opinion

Preparing for smog

In the early days of Pakistan, we did not have the luxury of Sui gas. I still remember my mother cooking on coals ...
Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:20am