Remembering Fasih Bokhari
If they still made men like that, one would certainly want to see more like the later Admiral (r) Fasih Bokhari. The former naval chief lost his battle against cancer…
Our Pakhtun roots
Afghanistan is not just a neighbour in the regular sense. It is a sort of tarbur (blood cousin) in Pakhtunwali. Since 1947, our relations with our neighbour have never been…
A case for dialogue
A key lesson in diplomacy and politics is the importance of resolving issues through dialogue. Sitting down together to find common ground for the greater good is an essential approach.…
Square peg, round hole
Pakistan’s present economic and social machinery from IPPs to BISP lies littered with good intentions gone bad. Giles Firmin’s ‘The Real Christian’ has a line which fits us like a…
Refugee issue
The arrival of 100,000 Ukrainians would be one of the largest resettlement operations in US history, but would make only a small dent in view of the ten million displaced…
Truss’ challenges
After the state funeral of its longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II, British politics is returning full-throttle with Liz Truss back under pressure over a deepening economic crisis. Proving all the…
The right and wrong of rebasing
The federal government recently announced that GDP calculations in Pakistan have been ‘rebased’ and would now be done on the factor prices of 2015-2016 rather than of 2005. Rebasing of…
Security policy impasse
IN Pakistan, the drafting of security policy has largely remained the preserve of national security institutions. The executive and parliament rarely intervene, apparently trusting the wisdom of those at the…
When in a hole
When you find yourself in a hole, keep digging. That, dear readers, may well be the ultimate epitaph for Pakistan. Everyone’s focused on the hole. Some make it wider, others…
Change and revolutions
Part - II By nature, people expect things to remain the way they have always been. They defend custom because they think that it is linked to some particular virtues…
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