Human rights in Islam
In their greed for unlimited power, ancient rulers came up with the concept of the divine right of kings so that the king was a ‘god’ or a shahinshah or…
Countering insurgency
The nation seems badly divided in the wake of the dastardly terrorist attack on one of the holiest and most revered shrine of the subcontinent, the shrine of Hazrat Ali…
The strategic agenda
The present flows from the past, and the future will emerge from the present. Syria’s sectarian war: The headline issue today and in the near future is likely to be…
Sufism as a weapon to fight terrorism
Mandated by the government and in an environment of a complete national consensus and popular support, the security forces have, in less than nine months, done a spectacular national duty…
FCR’s collective responsibility
It is anachronistic that in Fata, millions of people are governed through a legal and administrative order that was evolved by British colonialists in the 19th century to strengthen and…
TTP losing its clout?
For many militant commanders of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan who operate from Fata, reconciliation with the government appears to have become a priority. Some analysts see these overtures of peace as…
Budget 2012-13
A budget is essentially an accounting exercise reflecting the expenditure and revenue generating priorities of a government. Hence data needs to not only be realistic but must consistent in documents…
The partition game
Pakistan highest foreign policy priority: US A few years ago, the Bharatia Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani visited Pakistan and made a point of touring the mausoleum of Mohammad…
Pushing Afghans to failure
There have been many strange statements by US senior military officers over the years, and one of the more intriguing came last week from Marine Corps Maj Gen Larry D…
Pakistan is changing
Last week I heard of a cellphone app developed by a group of young Pakistani developers called Angry Imran: similar to the incredibly popular Angry Birds, Imran Khan’s head is…
