Jail assault and the republic’s dilemma
The Taliban come to attack the Dera Ismail Khan Central Jail carrying their lives in their hands. They assault it with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. And the first thing the…
The decent protester
The Decent Protester, appropriately capitalised and revered is, from the outset, one who does not protest. It is an important point: to protest in the visage of such a person…
Actions without solutions
On June 11, Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini blocked the Aquarius rescue ship carrying 629 refugees and migrants from docking at its ports. The boat is operated by the…
EU club retains appeal, despite internal troubles
European Union leaders kicked off a weekend of celebrations Friday to welcome Croatia into their fold, presenting a freshly signed "Welcome Croatia!" card to Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic during a…
Outraged?
In the war fever being ramped up against Syria, there is broad public indignation over the massacre of more than 100 civilians in the town of Houla last weekend. Would…
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…
Climate action leadership
HOW is Pakistan gearing up for COP28 that begins on Nov 30 in Dubai? The foremost challenge for the interim government is determining how best to harness the momentum that…
Due process
“In the circumstances of the present case, she appears to be a person, in the words of Shakespeare’s King Lear, ‘more sinned against than sinning’.” — Justice Asif Saeed Khosa…
Doomsday Clock 2023
ON Jan 24, 2023, The Doomsday Clock (DDC) was set at 90 seconds to midnight. This was closer to ‘qiyamat’ than ever before. According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists…
None of the above
Pakistan’s election has confounded pundits’ expectations about the outcome. The result was a clear indication that the status quo was no longer acceptable to a large section of voters who…
