Senate and the Gilani card
Once again, the political temperature seems set to rise in Pakistan as the Senate elections loom nearer and nearer. But this time things have become more complex, with allegations of…
The pro-poor policies of PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan is undoubtedly deeply committed to ensuring that the poor and the vulnerable are provided state support (our tax rupees). Disturbingly, he does not reportedly question the…
The PML-N and ‘South Punjab’
The PML-N is at its generous best and this time round its generosity is not focused on its beloved city of Lahore or GT Road where the PML-N’s Pakistan begins…
Gilani, Jolie and judiciary
Our PM Yusuf Raza Gilani is on a speech-making mission, and what speeches he is making these days. Take the Chambers of Commerce speech for instance. The very first thing…
PM’s peril
The inevitable has happened. The legal luminaries saw it coming but one does not know if the PPP government led by Prime Minister Gilani was also expecting it or not.…
Lessons from foreign policy management ( Part – II )
Foreign policy is not made in a vacuum or a stagnant pool. It is like sailing in an open ocean; you have to change gear and tact in response to…
Governance challenges
When the PPP government decided to reverse the local government (LG) system, I was the biggest critic of that decision. As a junior minister in the then PM Gilani’s cabinet,…
The stench of egos
What is the PML-N’s “movement for justice” that Nawaz Sharif claims to have launched? It is a political manoeuvre to project the Supreme Court as a partisan institution which unfairly…
Legal eye: Path to reform?
Our biggest failing during Pakistan’s 70-year journey has been our inability to evolve consensus around a path to progress and reform. Let’s leave conspiracy theories aside for a minute. Let’s…
March 2009
Main actors: Asif Ali Zardari, Mian Nawaz Sharif, General Ashafaq Parvez Kayani and Ambassador Patterson. March 10: Ambassador Patterson’s fourth meeting in a week with General Kayani. During the meeting…
