Why Pakistan fails in space
THANKS to a legion of excellent scientists and engineers trained in Indian universities, India is shooting for the stars. Here ‘stars’ is a metaphor for much else: astrophysics, computers, chemical…
Leadership matters
RECEP Tayyip Erdogan has won a third presidential term. His dominance of the Turkish political scene for over two decades has been marked both by enviable successes and trying challenges.…
PTI versus TLP
The May 9 riots will keep haunting the country’s political landscape for a long time. The investigation into what transpired and led to riots and acts of sabotage following the PTI chief’s arrest requires…
Disaster ahead
WE are heading towards a shipwreck. But there seems to be no realisation of the impending calamity, with the warring political forces refusing to pull back from the precipice. While…
Age is not just a number
China has decided to raise the retirement age to 63 years for men and 58 for women. Currently, Chinese men and women retire at 60 and 55 respectively. The new…
Age of impunity
THE political disorder is witnessing a shift in the balance of power from liberal democracies to autocratic regimes. As the rule of law weakens and decisions are made in violation…
Right-wing creep
MANY Pakistanis take pride in the fact that the religious right wing has never really gained much traction in any general election. This sense of jubilation is heightened by the…
Redefining FC’s role
THE Frontier Constabulary (FC) was created when the Samana Rifles and Border Military Police — forces with a similar objective — were amalgamated under the Frontier Constabulary Act, 1915. In…
The inner sanctum
HAVING driven past the imposing white building adjacent to Governor’s House on Lahore’s Mall for many years, I was intrigued by what lay within its forbidding Palladian facade. Once inside,…
Redefining FC’s role
THE Frontier Constabulary (FC) was created when the Samana Rifles and Border Military Police — forces with a similar objective — were amalgamated under the Frontier Constabulary Act, 1915. In…
