Sharifovs in Wonderland
The Panama leaks have driven the Sharifs into a world of their own…one in which they can hear only their own voices and those of close aides who excel in…
A poet’s odyssey
SHORTLY after the British poet laureate Ted Hughes died in 1998, it was rumoured that the shortlist for a successor included Tony Harrison. Unlikely as that might have been, given…
Winds of change?
CONSERVATIVE political commentator Andrew Breitbart famously said “politics is downstream of culture”. He meant that any attempt to change the politics of a country must begin with changing the culture.…
Lest we regret
“MY admiration and respect for you are going up at the same rate as your progress towards a decision to grant military aid to Pakistan,” Saadat Hasan Manto wrote in…
Crowns and chips
MARRIAGES are made in heaven, except for royal unions. These require intervention by elders. In June 1509, Prince Harry (later King Henry VIII) was ordered by his father to marry…
Pakistan is a good story
Pakistan, which seems to be under the euphoria of having its economic recovery termed a ‘good story’ by international analysts, must not miss out the multiple underlying critical factors threatening…
Pakistan is a good story
Pakistan, which seems to be under the euphoria of having its economic recovery termed a ‘good story’ by international analysts, must not miss out the multiple underlying critical factors threatening…
A new Afghan war in the offing?
The famous quote "Geography is destiny" aptly applies to Pakistan, which remains a permanent prisoner of its geography. In the last 70 years, Pakistan has fought six open wars and…
Germinating seeds
EVERY country is a continuum — even one as comparatively young as Pakistan. In 1947, Pandit Nehru cannily chose India, leaving the Quaid to grapple with an acronym. Seventy-seven years…
Black Water
THE Trump victory in the recent US election has brought the subject of immigration under even greater focus. Along with forced displacements caused by wars, disasters and calamities, economic migrants…
