The Chakwal test
THE Government Postgraduate College for Boys Chakwal (GPGC) is now a just a memory. An institution that had educated a generation of students from middle, lower-middle and poor backgrounds —including…
Dr Salam, Chakwal and symbolism
Why would a mainstream political figure publicly invoke Dr Abdus Salam’s name in the Pakistan of 2016? This is not the question that arose when we learnt last week about…
Chakwal…the next frontier
Thanks to the efforts of Lt Gen Ashfaq Nadeem, corps commander Multan, there is a new interchange on the Motorway at Neela-Dullah – Dullah being the general’s village. When this…
Hilarity in Chakwal
Forget high shenanigans. Forget doom and gloom. Forget even the Niagara Falls. For a taste of real political excitement these days make the golden journey to holy Chakwal. More bizarre…
Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?—II
In other words, the country is on the verge of a sovereign default. This recognition is an admission for cure; it’s no sign of weakness. The IMF programme is just…
Pakistan: a state and its citizens in state of denial – II
History cannot be undone; however, the complacency that crept in can somehow be brought to the surface. Given the external debt and perennial shortfall in current account each year, Pakistan…
Sugar: pumping ‘poison
Indeed a highly commendable step by Prime Minister Imran Khan of initiating a detailed inquiry into the sugar barons and their billions. Sugar Inquiry Commission’s report has revealed the dark…
Goodbye 2021
If 2020 was termed the year of unimaginable losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, then 2021 must be considered a year of hope, during which the process of…
Authority without Responsibility
When Chief Justice Saqib Nisar accompanied by two colleagues went on an inspection tour of Lahore's Mayo Hospital many eyebrows were raised; it seemed far beyond judicial purview. Not so…
The growing Taliban challenge
THE reported upsurge in the TTP’s terrorist violence in Pakistan in recent months has coincided with the Afghan Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August. While there are fears of a further escalation…
