Beyond the blasts
Last Sunday’s bomb blasts in Patna, timed to precede BJP prime-ministerial nominee Narendra Modi’s rally, mark a murky and dangerous turn in Indian politics. If the turn persists, India will…
Brothers in arms
WE love the Afghan Taliban the slayers of arrogant global superpowers but not so much their brothers-in-arms in Pakistan, the Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP). Is there a method to our madness…
Denying realities
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's much talked-about visit to Washington ended with precious little in terms of securing clear US commitments to the issues discussed with President Obama - drone attacks,…
Titanic disaster by consensus?
A pew survey on how Saudi Arabia is viewed abroad including in Pakistan and the renewed Saudi resolve to keep women out of the driving seat coincided. An overwhelming majority…
Brothers in arms
We love the Afghan Taliban the slayers of arrogant global superpowers but not so much their brothers-in-arms in Pakistan, the Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP). Is there a method to our madness…
A Raj legacy we could have done without
The British came and connected us to the modern world. In the 98 years that their Raj lasted over the areas which now constitute the world’s principal Citadel of Islam,…
Ironies that escape us
Musharraf’s trials and tribulations are of little concern to most of us. Indeed his name now evokes a sense of boredom…what, him again? He had a great time of it…
No child’s play
The October 18 speech of Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has raised a lot of eyebrows – and brought frowns on many faces. The way the young Bhutto-Zardari scoffed…
Spinning a story
Has the media evolved its rules of covering dicey stories and unconventional conflicts as it keeps pace with a rapidly changing world? There isn’t an easy, let alone correct, answer.…
United for terror
Hakimullah’s gained a lot of weight. Far from trying to look like a thin, purist jihadi fighting for the supremacy of Islam, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief, in true colours, looks…
