Sumaira Jajja

We never learn from disasters

“The water came and we watched as it swept through the fields. We were rescued and taken to safety but I feel bad... Published 03 Sep, 2013 01:09am

Adding the ad flavour

AWAY from Punjab where the election campaign had a more traditional look, it was media that provided the flavour ... Published 11 May, 2013 08:56am

Grand hopes and false promises

KARACHI: At least in theory, manifestos sum up the roadmap for a better future. Gone are the days of small, drab black-and-white booklets containing loads and loads of grey text. Published 14 Apr, 2013 08:42am

Amar Sindhu’s poetry collection launched

KARACHI, March 3: The book launch of writer and activist Amar Sindhu’s first poetry collection ‘Ojagiyan Ankhein ja Sapna’ (Jagtee Ankhoo Ke Sapnay) was held at the Karachi Arts Council on Sunday evening. Published 03 Mar, 2013 09:38pm

Archiving Mumbai — one fable at a time

KARACHI, Dec 30: “I am walking, talking Bombay... I loved that city then and I love it today.” So said Manto about the city where he came in 1936 and found fame and yet was forced to leave after communal riots threatened life and sanity alike, as told in Published 30 Dec, 2012 09:31pm

‘Journalists must unmask attackers to curb violence against them’

KARACHI, Nov 23: “Before we ask for ending impunity for those who attack journalists, we must unmask those who attack us,” said Wusatullah Khan, a senior journalist, while sharing his thoughts on the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Violence against Published 23 Nov, 2012 08:11pm

Expo Pakistan draws mixed response

KARACHI, Oct 6: In such difficult times, pulling off a trade show on a massive scale is no mean feat, a Chinese delegate at the 7th Expo Pakistan commented while talking to Dawn on Saturday. Published 07 Oct, 2012 12:12am

‘Clergy-feudal nexus hampering peace in S. Asia’

KARACHI, July 6: The nexus between the clergy and feudal is hampering the growth of peace and harmony in South Asia, said Prof Ram Puniyani, a visiting scholar from India, on Friday Published 06 Jul, 2012 08:01pm

Call for inclusion of rural voices in national narrative

KARACHI, June 30: While freedom of speech is important not only for journalists but also for writers and artists, voices from rural areas need equal space in our national narrative, said panellists at the ‘Sindh Writers/Artists Convention’ held on Saturda Published 30 Jun, 2012 08:12pm

In the fight against a conquerable disease

The entrance of the Government Saidu Sharif Hospital greets the visitors with the stench of human waste mixing with hospital disinfectants. Down the corridor towards the children’s ward, one can see trash piled up Published 19 May, 2012 11:04pm