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Will it be 1977 or 1999?

WHAT a dramatic few days these have been, even by Pakistani standards — triggered by the arrest of PTI leader Imran Khan on Tuesday in Islamabad and his triumphant return…

Partying like it’s 1999

The breathless supporters of Prime Minister Imran Khan are easily duped by his exceptional oratory skills and his sincere expression of normal, everyday sentiments. Corruption is bad. Of course, it…

Not 1999

Not 1999

Yousuf Raza Gilani, knows this too, despite alleged telephone calls, and President Zardari is also aware of the unlikelihood of a coup. Nawaz Sharif most certainly knew that a military…

Watering Cholistan

THE first phase of the Cholistan Canal project has stirred fresh acrimony between Sindh and Punjab. Sindh’s government, political parties and civil society are denouncing the project. The criticism has…

Dangerous power?

There’s a growing sense of deja vu for observers of Pakistan’s power corridors as the PML-N-led ruling structure races to gain unchecked power. In the 1990s under Nawaz Sharif’s second…

26th Amendment and judicial balance

The British Empire spawned the three federations of Canada, Australia and India almost under similar laws enacted in 1867, 1901 and 1935 respectively. The Indian federation was partitioned in 1947…

Divisive canals

AMID rapidly depleting water resources, Punjab has embarked upon an exercise to build new canals and develop new command areas. The Green Pakistan Initiative is pursuing its agenda of ploughing…