Naya Pakistan: Building a Pakistani nation
Over sixty five years after Pakistan came into being, we are a state with a fading sense of the nationhood that inspired the Muslims of the subcontinent to rally behind…
Cruel law of evidence
It is simply not enough to say that an occurrence does not appear to be the logical outcome of events in the build-up. Thus, proof must be furnished, to clearly show…
The honeymoon begins
No matter how dismal or desperate the circumstances, fresh public mandate never fails to cultivate hope. That is the beauty of democracy and why it will continue to trump misconceived…
With hope in our hearts!: Onward to 2018 with glass half-full!
Let me first explain the glass empty/full idiom for those who are not familiar with it: When a person looks at a glass half full of water and says it…
Kidnap victims’ resilience will be tested in recovery
The three captive women held for a decade in Cleveland, Ohio were treated every year to a particularly perverse gesture by their captor in the form of a cake. "He…
Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth
There must have been a huge sigh of relief among government circles in Colombo at the conclusion of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group meeting in London on April 26. Although…
Matter of principle?
For the most part of our history ordinary folk have been suspicious of lawyers and complained about our lack of ethics. No landlord wants a lawyer as a tenant for…
Old & disabled ignored
General elections in Pakistan are round the corner. Politicians and political parties are crying themselves hoarse promising change, an improved economic situation for the people, freedom from debt and slavery…
The whirligig of time
Every general election in Pakistan is an exercise in self-flagellation. It provides an occasion for adult voters and their elected representatives, like contrite sinners, to scourge themselves in an attempt…
Not out of the woods
For some it’s the new El Dorado. Foreign investors are lining up to do business in Myanmar, a once-pariah nation which only a couple of years ago was almost as…
