Monsters of our own making
Watching the latest fun and games in Iraq and the fine mess that the empire has made of the fabled Mesopotamia is both edifying and sobering. This is where it…
Monologues above solitudes
Their talk was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, cruel without courage; there was not an atom of foresight in the whole batch…
Dar Sahib’s budget
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will be making the budget speech in the National Assembly today (Tuesday, June 3). Last year, any limitations in the budget could be excused because of…
A new era for our ICTs
I recently addressed an audience of history-makers and industry associates ready to have this nation embark on a journey into the future. The occasion was not only the launch of…
The fascism that makes trains run on time
We can all do without the fascism that leads to war and rests on theories of Aryan supremacy – concepts such as that of the blond master race, etc, which…
Gone to the dogs
I would have liked to write something academic, but the recent riots in Lahore have made me change my mind. I would now like to draw attention to the critical…
The two revolutionaries
Destiny has seldom been that generous to any other nation. Just when Pakistanis were crying out for a glorious leadership to bring about a metamorphosis in their fortune, not one…
This Karachi nightmare and that
Gorging on a three-egg omelet he loves but won’t get on his Delhi-Newark flight, Mukul Vaingankar casually lets me know of his escape from the botched but bloody 1986 Pan…
Technocratic rule
Turmoil in the democratic space has breathed new life into an old question: do technocrats do a better job of running things in our country? In some measure, both Imran…
Finance Act 2014 Apathy continues
The adoption of Finance Bill 2014 on June 21, 2014 using the crude tool of majoritarianism, ignoring sound tax policy needs, once again confirmed disrespect of the rulers for a…
