Baptisms of fire
The war rages on in Afghanistan. At the end of last week, the daily Afghanistan Times reported the deaths of at least 14 Taliban rebels and their commander in Kunduz.…
Let justice and baptism of fire begin
A lot is being made of the so-called ‘restraint’ shown by the apex judiciary in dealing with the high profile NICL and Haj scam investigation cases. A respected daily lauded…
Misinformation mania
The efforts to spread misinformation of all kinds over social media in Pakistan are not new. All of us are familiar with the attempts made in the past to create…
Within the corridors
WRITING doesn’t come easy to those in public life in Pakistan — few politicians bother to record their experiences and memories. As a result, when a memoir does appear, it…
Banu Mushtaq’s polyglot India
GOOGLE Translate has become among the handiest apps for a good reason. It discards the cliché about the meaning getting lost in translation and helps strangers to connect in a…
Pakistan’s Covid success story
Five years back, on March 18, Pakistan recorded its first Covid fatality -- the pandemic which was sweeping the globe bringing death to Pakistan as well. The world was facing…
Varied voices
THE first Karachi Literature Festival 2010 was the crucible. Since then, each year, it has moved higher up the ladder to its present maturity as the 16th KLF, held this…
Typhoid peril
IN Pakistan, typhoid is a severe endemic public health problem; the obvious reasons are lack of access to safe water and an unsanitary environment. It is frequently diagnosed poorly and…
Carter’s centuries
JIMMY Carter’s extraordinary longevity partly accounts for his exceptional status among the US presidential pantheon. He was born when Calvin Coolidge occupied the White House, the Soviet Union was in…
Caretaker system’s future
THE national sentiment seems to be strongly opposed to the continuation of the current constitutional arrangement of appointing caretaker governments at the federal and provincial level when the legislatures are…
