Another constitutional farce?
If those who claim direct access to the powers that be are to be believed, the country is set for another bout of ‘wise men’ deciding that the constitution of…
Connecting the dots
POLITICAL punditry is becoming increasingly hazardous as it is virtually impossible to keep track of developments, let alone the undercurrents and the players driving them. The best that is possible…
Rule of fear and symbols of hope
Events of the past few weeks have once again demonstrated the anxiety and fear etched in the unconscious of our state. Whether it is the arrest of organizers of the…
Collective amnesia to controlled minds
The country will soon be 73 years old. That's the age you enter a room looking for something and forget what you had come looking for. Your memory becomes more…
The distance travelled
IT seems to be a case of much ado about nothing. The FIA, after five years of investigations, has recommended that the Asghar Khan case be put to bed. According…
Asghar vs Aslam
A NOT so great man once said that all political careers end in failure. When it comes to Asghar Khan, however, we’re told the gentleman’s career never quite took off…
The world of Track II
Asad Durrani’s intriguingly titled ‘Spy Chronicles’ is essentially a compilation by an Indian writer of his set of interviews over time in different locations of the world with Durrani, a…
Reinventing the wheel?
Just how far India’s relations with Pakistan have deteriorated under the atavistic watch of Modi & Co, is evident from the ripples caused by the publication of a book co-authored…
Truth shall prevail
Bow to the truth for its buoyancy. It pops up from strange locations, at odd times, in the weirdest ways possible – to the embarrassment and humiliation of those who…
A season for all books
Apart from the heat generated by the unruly sun, new books are scorching the milieu and pushing the ever-raging debates on Pakistan and its socio-political trajectories to a new high…
