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…
Friends and enemies
The fate of peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) remains uncertain after the group ended the month-long ceasefire earlier in December, accusing the Pakistani authorities of failing to honour…
Bring me news of fresh disasters
At precisely the conjuncture when Pakistan is in the process of attempting to recreate a new avatar for itself as a ‘peacemaker’ in Afghanistan, the startling incident of the Afghan…
Colonialism lives
THE judgement of the Islamabad High Court chief justice which freed protesters jailed in Adiala after having been charged with sedition for participation in a peaceful protest for release of PTM chief…
No love for the Baloch
BALOCHISTAN was again brought into sharp focus late last week as the attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi was claimed by the banned Baloch Liberation Army or BLA. The…
Heartburn at Heart of Asia Conference
Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz did the right thing by attending the Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar, India, despite the tense state of relations between Pakistan and the host…
The Balochistan saga
As 2015 draws to a close, it is worthwhile to evaluate the implementation of point 17 of the National Action Plan: “Empowering Balochistan government for political reconciliation with complete ownership…
Lost generation
Balochistan, Pakistan’s energy basket, has been undergoing a decades-long armed conflict with the central government. In fact, it is these conflicts along with institutionalised corruption and wrong priorities in Pakistan’s…
Nawab Marri-an obituary
"Sarfaraz Sahib, leave this matter of the so-called Brahooe-Baloch contradictions to us; we do possess the ability and resolve to deal with this and similar issues ourselves. Resolution of such…
Victory at Mochi Gate
When Sheikhul Islam, Professor, Dr, Syed Tahirul Qadri descended on Islamabad on January 14, 2013 with his horde of revolutionaries, he promised to turn Constitution Avenue into another Tahrir Square.…
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