Pardon the poultry
SURPRISINGLY, while we have cherry-picked parts of globalisation like Black Friday sales and Valentine’s Day celebrations, we have yet to get on to the Thanksgiving bandwagon. Before anyone accuses us…
Where’s our political wisdom?
The recent statement by former prime minister Imran Khan ruling out any possibility of forming an alliance with the PPP is being described by his detractors as a reflection of…
The missing persons tragedy
Disappearing someone is, in some respects, an even worse crime than murder. If someone is killed, Allah, the Lord of the worlds, heals the wounds of his/her family and loved…
A state of flux
Consumers are in a state of shock over the latest jump in petrol prices. However, there are some who will be satisfied with the raise. First, the International Monetary Fund,…
Pakistan’s true role in Afghanistan
In less than two weeks, the situation in Afghanistan has changed dramatically. Many people have been taken by surprise by the swiftness of the fall of the Islamic Republic of…
Transformation for survival
Religious parties have always been very instrumental in the making and breaking of governments – military and civilian – in Pakistan. They work in pockets in different areas of the…
Masala servings
SOMEONE like Senator Sirajul Haq may be happy at not being a part of the ‘political biryani’ that the PDM is, according to him, but that doesn’t take away from…
Net hydel profit: the case of KP
The constitution of a modern nation-state is a social contract between the citizens and the state, between the federation and federating units in a federal polity. A breach of this…
Pakistan’s Covid-19 report card
Four weeks ago, in this very space, I identified the four policy outcomes that would need to be pursued by Pakistan: “First, to limit the spread of the disease and…
Just nice things
A few days ago, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq, Mian Muhammad Aslam and Mr Attaur Rahman came to see me. We discussed educational matters and character-building of the youth. Siraj Bhai…
