Hidden agenda and ‘deal’ with Taliban—II
George W. Bush appointed former aide to the American oil company UNOCAL, Afghan-born Zalmay Khalilzad, as special envoy to Afghanistan nine days after the US-backed interim government of Hamid Karzai…
Framing Pakistan’s agenda at COP22
The Paris Conference ended on December 12, 2015 with the adoption of the first ever global agreement on climate change. Around 195 nations attended the conference and agreed on a…
View Point: ‘Irregularities’ Galore
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq finds it hard to deal with the embarrassment caused by an election tribunal's decision to annul NA-125 result and order re-election. He has been using…
Electoral fantasy
WILL the dissolution of the National Assembly and provincial assemblies be accompanied by the announcement of an election date? There has been considerable speculation of late around the controversial new…
The Faiz phenomenon
FORMER spymaster retired Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed’s arrest and the news that he may be facing a field general court martial for activities prejudicial to the military’s rules and regulations have understandably generated…
The year the hybrid system ended
What was the most important event of the year 2022? It was certainly not the ouster of Imran Khan’s government. The no-confidence motion that hunted him down was the consequence…
Balochistan: the foreign hand?
WITH the present uptick of attacks on security forces, we are back to a familiar routine. Between when a terrorist incident occurs and blame is assigned, the separation is no…
Who messed up Afghanistan?
IN his latest interview to PBS NewsHour, Prime Minister Khan correctly said the US “really messed it up in Afghanistan” and he also rightly questioned America’s motive for invading Afghanistan. In a second interview to…
Enough is enough
The turnout at the walk organised last Sunday by Citizens against Weapons (CAW) was heartening. Started in 2014 by some concerned citizens, the campaign is catching on. I had joined…
Army at war…nation at ease
The army, with crucial PAF support, is fighting a war, the longest and toughest in our history. Soldiers and officers are laying down their lives…so that the rest of us…
