Changing the past
Here’s a riddle for you. Why do I think of Milan Kundera when I drive past the Teen Talwar roundabout in Karachi and am in a pensive mood? Naturally, when…
Forman’s legacy
March 3, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles W Forman, founder of Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) in Lahore. Born in the frontier state of…
State functionaries
PAKISTAN was created in the name of Islam. It is a divine gift and a sacred trust that Allah has bestowed upon us. Nobody should dare to betray that trust.…
Benazir’s doctrine
July 3, 1972 – a historic midsummer day when the Simla Accord was signed between Z A Bhutto and his Indian counterpart Indra Gandhi. The Accord was a milestone success…
Oh, Iftikhar!
Worried about the potential of infighting on religious, sectarian, provincial or ethnic lines, and while laying down the principle of “unity, faith, discipline”, the concept of ‘unity’ was emphasized foremost…
Don’t sell family silver to foreigners
During the current year, two RLNG power plants, SME Bank, Services International Hotel, Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad and 27 other state-owned properties are being planned to be privatized. However, before…
Iqbal – A mix of secularism and Islamism
Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal was a man of myriad and diverse ideas and he is spread out so much that it is difficult to pin him to one main idea at…
Eruptions after Faizabad
An operation to remove protesters from the Faizabad Interchange was finally launched on Saturday morning. But this will be just one phase in an encounter that has a bearing on…
A downward spiral
An eye-opening report issued by Transparency International (TI), recently brought to my notice, listed Pakistan among the top five most corrupt countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. The report also quoted…
A pro-democracy wind?
Will the fair wind blowing across our political landscape contribute to the founding and consolidation of democratic conventions? The prospects seem to have brightened. There was good reason to celebrate…
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