Vaccinators’ test
THE name plate on the cemented wall of Al Khidmat Trust, in Meharbadi, a katchi abadi in Islamabad’s F-12 sector, reads ‘Fakhra Sabir’ and also lists her mobile phone number.…
The Bajwa doctrine
‘Horror vacui’ – ‘nature abhors a vacuum’. Aristotle, the father of Western philosophy, postulated that wherever vacuums would occur, ‘denser surrounding material would immediately fill the vacuum’. Nawaz Sharif, not…
A verdict foretold
Amid allegations of foul play and as widely predicted, the PTI has emerged as the single largest party nationwide and currently stands ahead of the PML-N and the PPP. Even…
Will Fata be lost to history again?
In the 1800s, the area previously known as Fata was strategically nestled between Afghanistan and the British Empire. These were the days of the Great Game – a chess match…
In the corridors of uncertainty
Once again, the political system of Pakistan – fragile as it is – is under severe stress. Rumours about the exit of the government and installment of an interim setup…
From KP: lessons in humility
A lesson in humility was long overdue for the PTI and its infallible supremo, Imran Khan; it has finally come in the shape of the local government elections in Khyber…
Unemployment in Balochistan
On April 12, recruitment tests for vacancies in the education department of Balochistan started. These tests are being conducted by the National Testing Service in all districts of Balochistan. According…
The echoes of November 2007
It was wheels down in Bangkok last Sunday for the special aircraft carrying Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Thailand for a three-day visit which served no purpose. The prime ministerial…
The travails of the general
The fool in the eyes of the gods is one who does not know himself. Former president and army chief, Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, lived in the illusory world of…
Silence and neutrality
Silence is the most profound expression of neutrality. Some of the caretakers appear to disagree, though. Apart from making avowed statements in which they recognise the holding the elections as…
