Criminal breach of trust, my lords
Last week my friend Zafar Mahmood suddenly resigned on "personal grounds" as Chairman of Wapda. Over the last few months, he was on a one-man crusade to inform the people…
For our elites only!
Cities in Pakistan planned for rich housing-Dr Nadeem Ul Haque & Ali Salman The mere thought of a sudden central government intervention in a market phenomenon is fearsome. It may…
Criminality and politics in Pakistan
One of the earliest facts to emerge from the horrendous Kasur district child abuse case was the expediency and complicity of local law enforcement in firstly providing protection, and secondly,…
Criminally compounded?
Pakistan will remain in turmoil till we realise our own mistakes. No country has ever become a nation with outside help and this should be the major theme of Imran…
Spanish elites feel wrath of corruption backlash
Spanish authorities are taking a tougher line against corruption by the country's long untouchable elites as a lengthy economic downturn fuels public outrage. With a year to go until the…
Post-Eid reflections
A mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe. — William Blake Nishaan har chehrey par, majboori ke, sadmay ke. Pindar ke khugar ko nakaam bhi…
The games we play
Pakistan seems to be sliding down the slope amidst a rising crescendo of innuendos and do-nothings. Fast reaching a stage of total exhaustion and impossibility of retrieval, there is not…
Land of constitutional frauds
“For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law” — Óscar R. Benavides THE spectre of violence and chaos haunts Pakistan. Never before in Pakistan’s history have three types of…
The state of Pakistan
THE reality of Pakistan, shaped by its wayward masters and bureaucrats, manifests itself each day. Not even December 1971 compares with the listless gloom that engulfs the country today. Ever…
Jabalia
Who is Hamas? Any child who hasn’t run away THE Jabalia Camp massacre changes everything. We are dealing with a criminally insane entity called Israel backed by a criminally hypocritical superpower. Some…
