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Zia Ul Islam Zuberi

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
Football fever
Opinion

Football fever

It is unusual for the sporting fans of Karachi to be interested wholesale in any sport other than cricket but then...
Updated 20 Jun, 2026 05:48am
Devastation of fires
Opinion

Devastation of fires

You were literally like the name of the mall if you were in that mall in Karachi that caught fire a few days ago....
Updated 13 Jun, 2026 08:23am
Mangoes are here
Opinion

Mangoes are here

The long wait is over and the fruit which is considered the king of all fruits has finally arrived. Yes, the mangoes...
Updated 06 Jun, 2026 07:05am
High price for sacrifice
Opinion

High price for sacrifice

It have always suspected that if there is no price control on sacrificial animals their prices will reach the sky...
Updated 30 May, 2026 07:31am
Accident-free Eid
Opinion

Accident-free Eid

So you think Pakistan has perhaps more traffic fatalities than any other country in the rest of the world. You...
Updated 23 May, 2026 06:39am
Bakra online
Opinion

Bakra online

In 2024 during the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha in Pakistan there was the sacrifice of more than 6 million animals...
Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am
A brand-new University Road
Opinion

A brand-new University Road

There is much talk about University Road in Karachi these days which is also the butt of several jokes in relation...
Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am