Fewer APCs and more action
In the aftermath of the Mustang tragedy, yet another all-parties conference was been convened by the chief minister of Balochistan which was chaired by the prime minister with the COAS…
The latest APC: how different is it?
Let me begin by stating that I am a die-hard optimist, I always see the glass as half full. This time around my optimism is based on certain decisions and…
Viewpoint: Readying for another APC
PTI Chairman Imran Khan had stayed away from the three all parties conferences convened earlier this year by the PPP government, the ANP and the JUI-F because he did not…
APC
A marathon, nine-hour All Parties Conference, convened by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and attended by leaders of 43 major political and religious parties of the country, has endorsed a…
The Beatles and the APC
The silliness of an empty pageant was in evidence at the All-Parties Conference convened by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sept 29. The meeting should have promised justice-based retribution,…
No parliament, give me APC
When times are desperate, a picture of Mian Nawaz Sharif sitting next to Talal Akbar Bugti can be a source of some hope. So can Mian Sahib`s call for a…
APC on Balochistan
Balochistan is the latest victim in the dirty game of settling scores with Pakistan’s military and intelligence. Unfortunately, some Pakistanis have joined two foreign countries in this goal. Bad governance…
Unpacking Sindh’s dacoit crisis
The riverine stretch of the Indus River, from Guddu to Kotri Barrage, and the Kirthar Range in Sindh have historically been a hotbed for dacoits and outlaws. During the 1980s…
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated…
An exercise in futility
YET another bloodbath seems to have pushed the government to call an all-parties conference. The proposed conclave which has been postponed — once again — is meant to discuss the…
