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A Moment Of Truth

A moment of truth

In the barbaric killing of 45 members of the Shia Ismaili community in Karachi on Wednesday, there clearly were some reverberations of the massacre of the Army Public School students…

Venezuela Drug Trade Rings Alarm Bells

Venezuela drug trade rings alarm bells

Hidden in a large ochre-colored container, the 1.4 tonnes of cocaine got past two dozen army checkpoints during a 500-mile journey from the Colombian border to the Venezuelan capital. The…

What Next?

What next?

In the wake of the worsening law-and-order condition in Karachi, particularly in the southern part of the city since 2010, on September 1 2013 the federal government decided to launch…

Waking To Sleep?

Waking to sleep?

It is a wake-up call, they say. A tragedy so awful the mind reels at the thought of it; the soul curdles at the sight of it. We’ve had many…

Parts & Parties That Are No More

Parts & parties that are no more

What else can one do than long for the past some people proudly claim to have come out of? Pakistan has had interventions to recreate democracy, each one of them…

Viewpoint: A Tale Of Unintended Consequences

Viewpoint: A tale of unintended consequences

As reported by CNN, Iraqi TV is airing a popular black comedy these days parodying life under the so-called Islamic State (IS) rule. Among several characters portraying IS' tyrannical rule…

Fighting The Islamic State

Fighting the Islamic State

PRESIDENT Obama announced a “strategy” to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State (formerly, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) on Sept 10. The announcement came scarcely two weeks after…

Perils Of Religious Economy

Perils of religious economy

Though Operation Zarb-e-Azb is yet to be completed and assessing its impact could be postponed till a later stage, it has undeniably brought a sense of relief to Pakistanis who…