Mirza’s memoirs- Part – II
Prof Ian Talbot while referring to the acerbic criticism of Iskander Mirza’s politics in a paper refers to M M Syed’s research and his discerning opinion: “Mirza was not however…
Prof Ian Talbot while referring to the acerbic criticism of Iskander Mirza’s politics in a paper refers to M M Syed’s research and his discerning opinion: “Mirza was not however…
Confronting historical negationism through historical revisionism was the Herculean task that lay ahead when I embarked on bringing out Iskander Mirza’s memoirs. To challenge established, brittle narratives of fifty-plus years…
The 26th Amendment to the Constitution has sparked a range of reactions, receiving both criticism and acclaim. Critics argue that the amendment compromises the judiciary’s independence. The Secretary-General of the…
Now that the first generation of Pakistanis is fading away, it is time to record our journey. The present generation that was born as free citizens to parents who were…
The British Empire spawned the three federations of Canada, Australia and India almost under similar laws enacted in 1867, 1901 and 1935 respectively. The Indian federation was partitioned in 1947…
A lot was said and debated over the past few weeks about a mysterious ‘constitutional package’ being introduced to amend the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the…
THE recent shouts of lawyers at a convention to ‘uphold the Constitution and the rule of law’ got me thinking of what exactly that means. How does one really uphold…
WITH the economy in dire straits, backbreaking inflation and the country reeling in the aftermath of the devastation caused by record rainfall and floods, what is the reaction of the…
FORMER prime minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg during an assassination attempt last week while participating in the long march. He survived. But Pakistani politicians seldom survive assassination attempts, which…
HAD William Shakespeare been alive today in Pakistan, he would have given a different twist to his drama Julius Caesar. He would have reframed history in the light of our…