Creeping military rule?
THE battle lines had long been drawn. Now the fight has reached a critical stage. The May 9 attacks on military installations in some cities seem to be a turning point. Enraged…
Towards a consensus finally?
It was no doubt a special Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) – being held soon after the horrifying and unprecedented arson and vandalism acts across Pakistan's major cities that not only…
A grand consensus
The Geneva Conference is over. Multi billion dollars’ worth pledges, promises and commitments by the global community have been made to address the climate disaster of last summer. The COAS…
A national consensus agenda
IN today’s polarised and charged political environment the idea of national consensus may seem implausible if not impossible. But that doesn’t detract from its importance as key issues consequential to…
‘Saarc Consensus’
WE face a big political puzzle. Sections of the establishment and their allies push unproven, even failed governance ‘panaceas’ but oppose proven governance ideas. They don’t do so from ignorance…
Beijing Consensus
The Washington Consensus comprises the United States Department of the Treasury, the World Bank and the IMF. The Washington Consensus is a set of ‘economic policy prescriptions’ or a so-called…
Military dictatorship vs civilian rule
In a recent interview, former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf claimed that the country made progress only under military rule and civilian governments mostly "let the nation down." These of…
Civil-military power matrix
SECURITY briefings for a newly elected prime minister may not be unprecedented, but the excitement over Imran Khan’s intensive parleys at GHQ and the ISI headquarters certainly are. Our hyper-animated…
Civil-military ties
THE people of Pakistan have a strong democratic temperament. Throughout the year, the country’s many elections are robustly contested in bar associations, chambers of commerce, professional associations, unions, civil society…
Extraordinary situation requires military courts
Military courts were established in 2015 during the Nawaz Sharif regime in the aftermath of Army Public School (APS) massacre of 140 people, mostly children. Military courts carry out swift…
