Stories by Zain Siddiqui

National Overview: Chaos And Order

The state has centralised power more than at any point in the last two decades.

Updated 01 Jan, 2026 10:17am

The Lost Year

As of the end of 2024, younger Pakistanis can finally claim their inheritance from Pakistan’s generational trauma.

Updated 01 Jan, 2025 08:56pm

Review: Chicken chazza from Shaireen’s Kitchen will warm your soul this winter

The Burmese delight is a delicately balanced medley of coconut broth, noodles and meat.

Published 06 Dec, 2024 12:58pm

Rising waters

Older generations care little for Pakistan’s younger citizens.

Published 01 Apr, 2024 07:05am

PROFILE: THE PRINCE OF GUILE

Even his rivals acknowledge that Zardari is a deal-maker par excellence. He has been written off and made a comeback so many times that his doubters have simply stopped trying.

Updated 09 Mar, 2024 06:09pm

Early results spring big surprises

PTI claims it can form govt in centre, two provinces; barring Karachi, PPP seems set to retain its hold in Sindh; PML-N doing better in central Punjab.

Updated 09 Feb, 2024 09:27am

Cracking and packing, explained

The constituencies corresponding to the ones which saw close contests in the 2018 general election will be...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 08:09am

Swinging between the victor and the vanquished

‘Swing constituencies’ are those that can be won by influencing very small changes in voter preferences.

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 11:48am

A time for despair?

While 2023 saw great excesses and polarisation, little will change unless the general elections bring about a more stable order.

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 10:30am

Going loco for local: Palestine Sweets’ kunafe hits the sweet spot

Run by a mother-daughter duo from Palestine, this kunafe is as genuinely Middle Eastern as they come.

Published 17 Nov, 2023 03:58pm

EXPLAINER: Making sense of ‘sky-high’ power bills

What are the factors behind the sudden jump in the price of electricity?

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 12:28pm

Dial K for ‘Khakistocracy’

The fourth estate has a sacred responsibility to the people. It should not continue to be selective in its outrage when it comes to matters of principle.

Published 17 Mar, 2023 08:54am

Mr Dar and our ‘Inshallah economy’

There is no denying the fact that we might have avoided this painful reckoning had it not been for the disastrous antics of our current FM.

Updated 06 Mar, 2023 09:58am

COMMENT: Of winter school timings and city’s traffic woes

ANYONE with an iota of good sense would have thought a million times before tinkering with the patterns of life in a...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:51am

Trouble on Olympus

That is where the year ended — in stalemate, and with each side determined to out-manoeuvre the other.

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 01:38pm

Rediscovering the magic of Mohenjo-Daro

A hundred years after its discovery, Dawn takes you on a brief trip through the history of Mohenjodaro — a historical wonder.

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 04:40pm

Survey: Dawn.com readers overwhelmingly pessimistic over state of economy

Results of Dawn.com’s survey of reader sentiment regarding the economy — with some interesting revelations.

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 07:26am

Till realpolitik do us part

What did the prime minister sacrifice it all for? Five votes that will likely do him no good when the moment of truth arrives.

Updated 31 Mar, 2022 08:58am

Take-home salary to take a hit thanks to new income tax brackets

Income taxes are back for most of the salaried class, with progressive taxes going up to 35pc for the richest.

Updated 12 Jun, 2019 04:52pm

Indirect taxes in Budget 19-20: What you need to know

Here are some takeaways in terms of what new taxes consumers and businesses will face from PTI's first 'full' budget.

Updated 03 Jul, 2019 11:59am