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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

Humiliating labels
Opinion

Humiliating labels

A huge sign behind a row of benches in a corner of a park in Clifton, Karachi, used to proudly proclaim “Seating...
Updated 14 Nov, 2026 05:34am
Managing through crisis
Opinion

Managing through crisis

In the world of business there are several styles of management. Good governance depends upon the style that you...
Published 07 Nov, 2026 04:51am
A history of encounters
Opinion

A history of encounters

Every day in the morning I start the day with news about the city of Karachi. Sometimes the news are...
Updated 31 Oct, 2026 06:45am
Dangers of obesity
Opinion

Dangers of obesity

Because stories that show pictures of starving children attract a lot of attention, they are regularly appearing in...
Updated 24 Oct, 2026 06:58am
Crime in the digital age
Opinion

Crime in the digital age

There was a time when travellers feared the open road. In eighteenth and nineteenth-century, looters raided...
Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:36am
Mysterious collective suicide
Opinion

Mysterious collective suicide

Even for Karachi that is plagued with violence and daily casualties of all sorts, the collective suicide of a family...
Updated 10 Oct, 2026 05:21am
Creating more provinces
Opinion

Creating more provinces

A heated debate goes on about creating more provinces with those who oppose this move treating it not as an...
Updated 03 Oct, 2026 06:00am
An alarming scenario
Opinion

An alarming scenario

There has always been violence on the streets of Karachi. Pick up any newspaper any day and you will find news of...
Updated 26 Sep, 2026 07:38am
The petrol saga
Opinion

The petrol saga

The on-again, off-again 2026 Iran War, which produces new threats to the delivery and price of petrol nearly every...
Updated 19 Sep, 2026 06:08am
Waiting for El Nino
Opinion

Waiting for El Nino

There is warm water in the Pacific that is making the weather go haywire globally. This is referred to as ‘El Nino’...
Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:44am
A galaxy of languages
Opinion

A galaxy of languages

So, how many languages are spoken in Karachi? According to available records, 20 plus languages are used for...
Updated 05 Sep, 2026 07:33am
Changing the scene
Opinion

Changing the scene

Nothing changes no matter how big a tragedy occurs in the metropolitan city of Karachi. Yes, for a few days, there...
Published 22 Aug, 2026 04:59am
The ‘hello revolution’
Opinion

The ‘hello revolution’

The mobile phone rings, and my seven-year-old granddaughter calmly picks it up, knowing exactly which buttons to...
Updated 15 Aug, 2026 05:28am
Apartment living in Karachi
Opinion

Apartment living in Karachi

In the early days of Pakistan there was no concept of living in apartments; specially, with families. There were no...
Updated 08 Aug, 2026 06:16am
Under the shadow of diseases
Opinion

Under the shadow of diseases

The people of Karachi live under the shadow of multiple risks, some of which are preventable by the authorities and...
Updated 25 Jul, 2026 05:13am
Playing with fire
Opinion

Playing with fire

You are driving along merrily on a busy road when suddenly something pops up on your dashboard and you are jolted to...
Updated 18 Jul, 2026 06:00am
Avoidable tragedies
Opinion

Avoidable tragedies

Once again, there is a surge in traffic accidents claiming human lives. This time around it is more tragic because...
Updated 11 Jul, 2026 06:34am
The heat wave
Opinion

The heat wave

The thing I hate most about this city is the weather, said a visitor to Karachi the other day. Freshly arrived from...
Published 04 Jul, 2026 02:29am