Bangladesh coup
The more than one month long agitation in Bangladesh against the quota policy has finally ended in a military coup. Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman led the army action, giving Prime Minister…
Illusions and prospects
On the eve of the launch of the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM’s) campaign of rallies against the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, one’s thoughts stray…
Remembering Bhutto the writer
Today marks the 40th death anniversary of Z A Bhutto, arguably the most intelligent and well-read political leader Pakistan has had in its 72-year history. A lot has been written…
Is Pakistan doomed to this mediocrity?
Islamabad diary The local elections – or their first phase in Punjab and Sindh – have confirmed the domination, in their respective spheres, of the two ruling parties. The PPP…
Healing, not dealing, for civilian supremacy
In his very first speech after taking over the mantle in 1971 of what remained of Jinnah’s Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto used healing words; “I have come over to pick…
What’s wrong?
Perhaps a lot. Fundamentally, it would be incorrect to claim that nothing is wrong. For the last almost 75 years we have collectively put our nation into a laboratory where…
Presenting the ‘India dossier’ at the UN
It must have taken quite an effort to convince Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is generally considered to be very cautious when it comes to India, to take up the…
The art of capturing the mandate
In the seven decades of Pakistan’s existence, at least seven strategies or tactics have been developed in the country to capture or steal people’s mandate. These tactics – or tools…
