Another year of NAP
In the plan to counter terrorism through the National Action Plan (NAP), 2016 was the second operational year. Towards the end of it, we are still mired in debate. After…
The age of unreason
Let’s take an imaginary look at the history books of the future. Just like those of today speak of the iron age, the industrial revolution, the renaissance period and other…
Smoke and mirrors
As Pakistan looks to draw a line under 2016, the scar tissue from this year’s security miscarriages is unlikely to heal overnight. The success of Islamabad’s national security turnarounds, old…
The destiny of the Quetta report
The latest spasm of optimism among incurably romantic Pakistanis is sourced in the Quetta Commission report authored by Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa. We have done this routine many,…
A damning report
There are no winners in Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s one-man commission report into the Aug 8 attack on Quetta’s Civil Hospital. The interior ministry, intelligence agencies, FC, provincial government, provincial…
Path to legal reform
How does the legal community respond to the massacre of lawyers in Quetta (Aug 8) and the killing of lawyers in Mardan (Sept 2)? The massacre in Quetta was especially…
All eyes on the apex court
Next week among matters of import, the Supreme Court will take up a review petition of Imdad Ali, a man convicted of murder who has been awaiting his fate on…
A plea to CJ Osmany
This column being about our courts, justice and equity, it must open with congratulations to Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany and Justice Qazi Faez Isa, two able men who have accepted…
An unfathomable pit: Candid corner
Things getting chaotic may not be such a huge problem if it is cleared up over time. But when the intent is to continue piling on the mess, it can…
Body formed to outline guidelines for student union elections
Vice Chancellor Forum (VCF) - a congregation of public sector varsities’ VCs - on Wednesday green-lit the constitution of a committee to prepare a code of conduct for holding student…
