Debate over breaches
The debate on cuts in the embankments of the flooded Indus started when a breach developed in the Left Marginal Bank (LMB) near Taunsa barrage in the beginning of August.…
The cost of political expediency
If for nothing else, the ruling Pakistan People’s Party deserves accolades for completing four years in the saddle. This in itself is quite an achievement, given that the average life…
Somalia: peace prospects
After 20 years of sliding backwards, Somalia has taken a step in the right direction. Together with international efforts and adoption of a new federal constitution by the 825-member Assembly…
Beyond elections
Looking beyond the coming elections, Pakistan’s future looks bleak. There is little question that elections 2013 will prove more divisive and chaotic than anything we have seen before. Mere transfer…
Dangers of cultural revivalism
The PM recently made statements to encourage what he called, ‘cultural revival as a means to counter religious extremism and for spreading tolerance in society’. He suggested that artistes could…
The time of conflict is over
Pakistan has survived a self-inflicted bloodbath for over a decade. Or has it really? This is a question that continually rattles the mind in the wake of the US entourage’s…
Muzzling the whistle-blowers
It is typical of the moral degeneracy of our political class that after the exposure of our tax-dodging parliamentarians by a public-spirited journalist, a concerted effort is now being made…
How did we get here
With an average of three suicide attacks per week in which at least thirty persons die, there will be 1,560 dead Pakistanis within a year. Add to this approximately 15…
Rescuing Jinnah’s dream
What in God’s name is wrong with Pakistan? Just when you think things cannot get any worse, something more outrageous happens to stretch the limits of your sensibilities. The first…
No pre-emptive action
Thanks to media coverage, there has in the last few weeks been a renewed interest in police brutality and, by extension, police reform. But another aspect of police negligence has…
