Ahsan Raza won’t vote
We do not know if Ahsan Raza Rizvi, a small businessman dealing in garments, had any interest in politics or if he felt connected to the election campaign. Did he…
Six canals kerfuffle
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been roundly taken to task for his dismissive attitude to Sindh’s objections to the proposed construction of six new canals on the Indus to water…
Cultural invasions
LAST week, Karachi and Lahore were invaded by cohorts of culture. In Karachi, the Endowment Fund Trust, managed by A. Hamid Akhund and Hameed Haroon, reincarnated Alexander the Great by…
The final umpire
WHEN Imran Khan was the prime minister he tried to stop the vote of no confidence against him through a ruling by the deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. The Supreme Court took suo…
HEC amendment bill sails through National Assembly amid opposition by allies
After Senate, the National Assembly also passed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) amendment bill, increasing the representation of provinces in it. The bill, which faced controversies in recent months, was…
The government’s options
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was unconstitutional, and fixed May 14…
Whispering in the dark
Something’s cooking, for sure. This country, proverbially, is sitting on the edge of its seat. And waiting for the endgame to begin. We do not know who is whispering what…
How to hold a grand national dialogue
A grand national dialogue is an urgent imperative because the institutional arrangements designed to serve the people of Pakistan have now become so heavily burdened with the animus of individual…
Partly Facetious: I don’t think they’re fat
"Look at the bright side, you know as glass is half full instead of half empty - now if Maryam Nawaz is accepted as Nawaz Sharif's political heir then what…
Some claim descent from demigods
Apropos my article titled "Time to reflect" regarding awards made by International Centre for Settlement of Disputes (ICSID) in respect of M/s Karkay and M/s Reko Diq against the state…
