Nawaz Sharif active again
NAWAZ Sharif seems to be recovering from the shock of the February election result and asserting himself, perhaps, realising that just as his party can’t do without the support of…
Six canals kerfuffle
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been roundly taken to task for his dismissive attitude to Sindh’s objections to the proposed construction of six new canals on the Indus to water…
Remembering ABS Jafri Part – II
ABS Jafri’s first book that I read was ‘Here lies India’, containing his columns about the India-Pakistan War of 1965. During and after the war he wrote columns seven days…
Our agony aunt
THE IMF behaves towards Pakistan like an indulgent aunt. It waits until Pakistan runs out of pocket money and then gives a handout with a homily on the need for…
Wheat, wheat everywhere…
The wheat crisis has thrown up a host of troubling questions that revolve around the persistent wisdom that in our governance system, the left hand seldom knows what the right…
Going beyond austerity
The recent announcement by President Asif Ali Zardari to forgo his salary is worth appreciating. It is equally heartening to see that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is determined to cut…
The farce of caretaker govts
The preamble to the constitution and the Objectives Resolution (1949) clearly mandate that state shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen representatives of the people. The duty to…
All eyes on Sunday
It is election time. Twenty seats are up for grabs on July 17 and their results will be more than just a referendum on the PTI’s popularity or inflation’s impact…
Panama case judgement: Dismissal of review petitions
Nawaz Sharif, his offspring, son-in-law, Muhammad Safdar, and father-in-law of younger daughter, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, in multiple review petitions filed against the decisions of Supreme Court of April 20, 2017…
Cartel dreams
OUR story starts in the spring of ’68, in the 10th year of our field marshal Ayub, when economist Mahbub-ul-Haq made a speech in Karachi. Less than two dozen industrial…
