Stories by Tasneem Noorani

Futile reforms

Which reform actually improved the bureaucracy?

Published 29 Sep, 2025 06:12am

Autonomy within

Pakistan is a country of strange contrasts.

Published 27 Jun, 2025 07:26am

Four-day war

To implement its philosophy the RSS believes in kinetic action.

Published 29 May, 2025 07:34am

Low-hanging fruit

We have done little to increase manpower export.

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:04am

New normals

The result of our actions will haunt us.

Published 03 Dec, 2024 07:50am

Course correction

How will more of the same in Balochistan help for the future?

Published 04 Sep, 2024 06:43am

Fixing the IPPs

The government is in a fix as to how to stop the bleeding.

Published 15 Aug, 2024 07:19am

The Iranian story

Iranians’ pride in their culture and history is supreme.

Published 07 May, 2024 07:48am

Root of the issue

The role of the generals has been pervasive.

Published 29 Mar, 2023 07:23am

Racked with guilt

Why did we not get a leader who focused on the right priorities?...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 07:26am

God-sent opportunity

Our freelance workers are national assets.

Published 22 Nov, 2022 07:32am

Hold on tight

In our case, the past is another country.

Published 26 Sep, 2022 04:31am

Dynastic politics

Imran’s 26-year struggle will come to naught if there is no permanent change in the political ethos.

Updated 12 Jun, 2022 08:30am

A stable tenure

There’s a case to be made for a four-year term.

Updated 16 May, 2022 07:55am

Bureaucracy issues

Many factors are demotivating bureaucrats.

Published 23 Sep, 2021 07:51am

Food insufficiency

Agriculture is only paid lip service.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 07:45am

Creaky democracy

The ECP must ensure that intra-party polls are held.

Published 31 May, 2021 07:21am

Cavalier governance

The government has set a bad precedent in its handling of TLP.

Published 11 May, 2021 08:01am

Governance problem

How will different cogs of the machinery deliver?...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 06:18am

Without local bodies

A detailed structure of the LG system must be laid out.

Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:03am