Abolish Nato
The New York Times published an article yesterday that denied that US officials promised Russia at the end of the Cold War that NATO would not expand membership to Warsaw…
Best supporting actor? NATO in secondary role if Russia invades Ukraine
NATO would be likely to reinforce its troop presence in the Black Sea and the Baltics while fending off cyberattacks if Russia were to invade Ukraine, diplomats and former officials…
Nato and EU wonder which Trump will turn up
Hoping for the best, fearing the worst: EU and Nato leaders are braced for their first meeting with US President Donald Trump on their home turf on Thursday. The trepidation…
Anatomy of inflation (Part-II)
What are the possible remedial measures to subdue inflationary pressures in the economy? None of them is a quick fix or short-termish but requires patient and consistent action immediately to…
Anatomy of inflation (Part-I)
There is one single point on which there is a national consensus right from the prime minister to the opposition leaders to the public at large – the country is…
India in Nato?
WHILE it is not fair to impute motives to a writer, one cannot help wondering if he is flying a kite, especially given his background. A. Wess Mitchell was US…
Anatomy of the June 15 saga
That Pakistan's politics is locked into a negative dynamic of anger, aggression and allegation is now amply evident. While contestation and competition must lie at the core of democratic politics,…
Anatomy of a blackmailer
The 10 Hazara coal miners have finally been laid to rest. Their bodies carried many burdens, surely overwhelmed by the baggage of history, economic vulnerability, neglect and ostracisation. In their…
Vaccinators’ test
THE name plate on the cemented wall of Al Khidmat Trust, in Meharbadi, a katchi abadi in Islamabad’s F-12 sector, reads ‘Fakhra Sabir’ and also lists her mobile phone number.…
Anatomy of misgovernance
As flies to wanton boys are we to gods/ They kill us for their sport -Thomas Hardy The crisis of governance that afflicts Pakistan is multi-dimensional; its causes are many…
