Ayub Khan’s authoritarian ‘development’ model
To the embarrassment of the nation’s intelligence, we see that Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister Asad Umar and batteries of trolls on social media greatly admire Field Marshal President…
Khan’s strategy
The recent political manoeuvrings of Imran Khan have created an impression that he is a true Machiavellian. In his recent speech at a public gathering in Lahore, he again tried…
Imran Khan vs Ziaul Haq?
Some of the more effusive opponents of the current regime are prone to exaggeration. A most amusing bit of hyperventilation is when some claim with great confidence that the current…
Khan vs Tareen
IMRAN Khan and Jahangir Tareen’s story is not a new one in Pakistan’s politics. Ayub and Yahya, Bhutto and Khar, Zia and Chishti, Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz. Even former president…
Who wants Ayub or Zia back?
THE demand by some powerful elements that the parliamentary form of government should be replaced with a presidential one may be taken as a continuation of a similar campaign launched…
PM Khan vs Gen Ziaul Haq
The big fear in the first half of 2018 was that there would be no election. Somehow, someone, somewhere would find an excuse to delay the election. The conduct of…
Remembering Jhagra Khan
When it comes to a lot of what we are exposed to is driven by hype. That hype seems to die down soon after they’re gone. Once in a blue…
Uncertainty is the enemy
There are times when it can be helpful to look back at things of the past. For example, if we were to go back to the summer of 1958, we…
Setting the economy right
Pakistan’s economy is a mess and badly needs restructuring. The country needs to return to fiscal soundness and bring back private investors. These long-term goals can only be fulfilled through…
Stable options
Cleaning the political stables for posterity is the buzzword that has echoed through the history of this country, every regime here quickly finding its own set of supporters who wanted…
