The fiction of Altaf Fatima
Hardly a week had passed since the death of Fahmida Riaz that we lost another writer of outstanding merit and talent – Altaf Fatima – who died at the age…
A post-Altaf MQM?
It all started on August 22 with Bhai’s provocative and controversial speech. In a fit of rage, Bhai crossed all moral and legal boundaries by using foul language against the…
The abrupt fall of Altaf’s empire
Altaf Hussain has an unenviable record of stirring up violence by remote control from London. More than any other leader in our chequered history, he is adept at playing the…
Viewpoint: Altaf Bhai’s diatribe
It is hard to believe that the leader of a mainstream party could invite Nato and UN forces deployment in any part of this country. Unfortunately, that is what the…
Extraditing Altaf
THE recent speech by Altaf Hussain has enraged many in Pakistan. There are calls that he be tried for sedition, offences against the state, or high treason. Indeed, some new…
Altaf’s recipe for disaster
The suggestion for the formation of a national government by Altaf Hussain and his call to the generals to come forward without wasting time and the adoption of unconstitutional means…
Permacrisis continued
There is an insidiousness to the triumphant fatalism that many voices in Pakistan are increasingly tending toward. This fatalism isn’t because of any ill intention or lack of integrity –…
Imran Aslam: in memoriam
Every time you go away from Pakistan, there is this opportunity to take pause and leave the sorrows of your country behind. This was present to both of our daughters…
Imran Khan’s big win
The Imran Khan faithful had anointed the byelections held on Sunday, October 16 as a referendum. In the end, like everything else this year, the debate really isn’t whether the…
Winning in a ‘slave nation’
PTI Chairman Imran Khan has become rather enamoured of the idea that Pakistan is a slave nation and Pakistanis are slaves. It is now an increasingly consistent theme, and the…
