Our clueless ruling class
Political clash and conflict is not something new for Pakistan nor, indeed, for any other democracy in the world. What is new in the present situation is the fact that…
UK court ruling leaves Queen in ‘hideous’ position
Queen Elizabeth II was left exposed Tuesday to suggestions that Boris Johnson used her as a political pawn by having her approve a suspension of parliament that the Supreme Court…
Court ruling could help J&J defeat St. Louis talc lawsuits
A Missouri Supreme Court ruling on talc lawsuits could reduce the liability and number of large trials Johnson & Johnson faces over allegations its talc products, including baby powder, cause…
Middle class: the new punching bag
Mr Zaigham Khan’s column titled ‘A family of thieves’ (published on these pages on August 7, 2017) discusses the issue of ‘middle-class politics’ and its clash with traditional political parties…
Fissures in the political class
The reactions of politicians and the public for and against the Supreme Court verdict on the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reflect the way the political community is divided…
A ruling and a country split
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif survives. The Supreme Court has asked him and some of his family members to appear before a joint investigation team (JIT) to clear allegations of illegal…
Corruption and class
Concluding my previous article, ‘Corruption and Rhetoric’ (May 4), I wrote: “To fix a disease you need to identify the root cause first. And for corruption, it is class structure”.…
Bottom of the class
There months ago, when I accepted an invitation to join a panel discussion organised by London’s Democracy Forum, I had no idea it was a very pro-India outfit. The subject…
Classic ‘loss of authority’
When a society begins to lose its equilibrium, one of the signs that social scientists have identified is what they call the loss of authority, or power deflation. And I…
‘Outsider’ Modi berates India’s ruling elite
He may be the most powerful man in India but Narendra Modi burnished his credentials Friday as the establishment outsider as he used his first Independence Day speech to berate…
