Schrödinger’s justice
THE last thing we expose a child to is injustice. It is taught even after satire. It is after all the irony is comprehended that we begin to teach our…
Our very own mafiosi?
Analysing material from the "Arms-to-Iraq affair" archive and studying key American political events including Watergate, Iran-Contra and Bill Clinton's impeachment, Dr Professor Glen Newey, a Reader in politics at Strathclyde…
Trolls and hate
A GROUP of women journalists have decided that enough is enough and have released a joint statement condemning the climate of abuse and threats that has been created on social…
Partly Facetious: I don’t think they’re fat
"Look at the bright side, you know as glass is half full instead of half empty - now if Maryam Nawaz is accepted as Nawaz Sharif's political heir then what…
PML-N’s economic mismanagement
Three deficits have become an increasing source of concern for Pakistan: budget deficit, current account deficit and poor governance requiring state funded injections to meet the deficit of state-owned entities…
Is the pot being stirred?
In some ways, the violent deaths of a politically and socially prominent couple in Karachi, on Thursday, synchronised with the popular mood of alarm and anticipation. Its initial sense of…
The illusion of democracy
Can you imagine Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan coming together, in a not too distant a future, to write about democracy’s travails in Pakistan? [And if they were to need…
The meter starts now
PTI MPA Dr Imran Ali Shah probably doesn’t regret repeatedly slapping an old man on the road. But he is probably kicking himself for not realising that the event was…
Who is Nawaz Sharif fighting for?
How we recall the first few weeks after the December 16, 2014 Army Public School attack in Peshawar depends on our specific perspectives. Beyond the searing pain of that tragedy,…
Perils of privatisation
The government of Pakistan has embarked on a fresh programme to privatise the remaining state-owned enterprises and properties. Our country has already gone too far along the road of privatisation,…
