Laws cannot be inhuman
When "law is blind" is taken literally, it spells trouble. Laws are supposed to be a set of rules made by a state for keeping the peace and security of…
The deadly cost of choice
She cried out, “Nikkah kiya tha, zina nahi” (“We got married, we did not sin”) just moments before she and her husband were brutally murdered by her own family. Their…
Exercise Aman-2023
The oceans are ‘shared global commons’ and the ‘lifeline’ of international trade. Oceans hold the key to the present and future economic development, prosperity, and foremost, security for all nations.…
Protectors of people’s rights
IT is difficult to imagine Pakistan without I.A. Rehman, someone for whom the word ‘irreplaceable’ feels inadequate. Throughout the country’s existence, he touched so many lives through his many contributions.…
Surveillance powers
Since Donald Trump’s presidency ended with a violent insurrection at the US Capitol that left five people dead, the country and its leadership have focused on how to address the…
Dysfunctional institutions
The breakdown of rule of law in the country has been accompanied by a persistent erosion of institutions. The high standards of competence and integrity, which were once the hallmark…
Course correction on Jadhav
The International Court of Justice’s order in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case resulted in a media frenzy on both sides of the border. In Pakistan, the order caused despondency and despair…
Who is failing Sindh?
The Sindh government is going to present its 10th budget on June 5. On various occasions, CM Murad Ali Shah has repeated that ‘there is no scarcity of resources’. The…
Menace of narco-terrorism
Every survey made since promulgation of Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order, 1979 ["Hadd Order"] shows that this nation has been persistently sinking deeper into narco-terrorism-a term signifying the drug-terror trap.…
Civil-military relations and democracy – II
It is only too obvious that in a parliamentary democracy, where governments can change after elections, such trained specialists should be totally neutral and apolitical. Otherwise, every new government will…
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