The Asghar Khan case
The Asghar Khan case is currently being adjudicated by the Honourable Supreme Court. This article is not meant to influence the deliberations of the court. I have no vested interest…
Air Marshal Asghar Khan: Larger than life
Counted among the handful of larger than life personalities in Pakistan, the late Air Marshal Asghar Khan reached a pinnacle of success in both his life and in his profession…
Asghar Khan`s vigil
A Few minutes before the Supreme Court reassembled to announce its short order in Asghar Khan`s case, Gen Durrani (retd), sitting next to me in the courtroom, muttered audibly, `I…
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…
Imran Khan 2.0
All romantic quests face a mortal threat. They can succeed. When they succeed, the aspirant is delivered a flawed mortal – when a flawless deity had been ordered. If a…
Defending borders
On the dark night of September 5, 1965 amidst the roar of cannons, bullets, and fighter jets, an attempt was made to invade our beloved motherland. However, the invaders underestimated…
The Faiz phenomenon
FORMER spymaster retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed’s arrest and the news that he may be facing a field general court martial for activities prejudicial to the military’s rules and regulations have understandably generated…
Pakistan and the Soviet occupation
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Zia asked General Akhtar, his ISI Chief, for an appraisal of the threat posed by the invasion. Akhtar predicted that sooner or later the Russians…
Privatisation of SOEs: a focus on PIA
Pakistan’s economy is confronting numerous challenges like fiscal deficits, low savings, limited investment, low foreign exchange reserves, economic uncertainty, and rising external debt, expected to reach about $131.159 billion at…
Fixing politics by non-political means
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was overthrown in a September 2006 coup and subsequently convicted of corruption, is back in the country after years in exile. His party…
