Better inside the tent
By the time General Kayani became the army chief in November 2007 he had been so long in the public eye as DG ISI; VCOAS, etc, that most felt they…
A safe exit for Musharraf?
With the grant of bail to Musharraf on November 4 in the Lal Masjid case, the former military dictator is again a free man after six months of detention at…
US asserts power in Asia with typhoon relief
The sprawling deck of the USS George Washington bustled with activity as helicopters and planes carrying people and goods landed and took off in quick succession. Crews communicated mainly through…
Tax evaders and tax officials
Tax evasion is not unique to Pakistan. Western countries including the United States and Western Europe are increasingly engaged in proactively identifying tax evaders and levying heavy penalties on not…
Punjabi intelligentsia revisited
A few weeks back a note to the Punjabi intelligentsia was published in this space. The response it received was overwhelming and I continue to get a message or two…
Assessing global risks
Three days of intense discussion at last week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum provided diverse perspectives on global trends and ended in a call for coordinated solutions to the…
Will the end of conflict mean peace?
The decade-old debate of whether the conflict in Waziristan is ‘ours’ or ‘theirs’ has intensified since we elected in a new government this year. The reason for this is clear.…
Afghan trade
Afghanistan has evolved to one of Pakistan's top three trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade between the two countries has increased manifold during the last few years and has…
Fazlullah`s ascent
The ascendancy of Mullah Fazlullah as the chief of the banned militant outfit Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP) has raised several questions. The death of Hakeemullah Mehsud in a drone strike on…
Psy ops over, time for truth
Anyone trained in the art of modern warfare would tell you the importance of what are called `psy ops` (psychological operations). Deployed by that Nazi master propagandist Goebbels before and…
