Emergency provisions
WITH each passing day, the state of animosity between the PTI, along with the two provincial governments it controls, and the federal government, that is composed of a multiparty coalition,…
At the mercy of men of straw
Let us be realistic. Over here nothing is going to happen except what we are seeing: the steady descent into chaos and disorder, our troubles proving too much for us…all…
New power balance
The months-long suspense was broken last week by the not-so-surprising choice of a dark horse as the country’s new army chief. It was Nawaz Sharif’s way of playing safe and…
United for terror
Hakimullah’s gained a lot of weight. Far from trying to look like a thin, purist jihadi fighting for the supremacy of Islam, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief, in true colours, looks…
A hostage nation
One wonders how many more deaths and how much more destruction will it take to arouse our national leadership from its slumber. Neither the mutilated bodies of 18 members of…
Stronger response needed
The killing of army officers in the terrorist attack in Upper Dir was condemned in the most apt terms by someone who failed to curtail militancy during his stint as…
Terms of surrender
Startling disclosures are being made about the mode of talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a result of the decisions reached at the all-party conference (APC). The government may…
A toxic narrative
Imran Khan startles us with his philistinism each time he speaks on the issue of terrorism. His narrative on violent militancy in the country and the prescription to end the…
Bankruptcy of the mental kind
“Such incidents are not conducive to peace talks…”, PM Sharif. Some revelation this…if the death toll in the Peshawar church attack had been somewhat lower, would that have facilitated peace…
The haze of talks
It is heartening to know that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has told the National Assembly on September 19 that there won’t be any change “in the government’s position…
