The rigging of Pakistan
In his obsessive campaign to de-legitimise the May 2013 general elections, Imran Khan has apparently moved a bit ahead this week. On Monday, an election tribunal declared the NA-125 polls…
Thorny roses on Valentine’s Day
Like so much else in Pakistan, Valentine’s Day is a political event. As has been the case in the recent restive years, the arrival of the mid-February homage to love…
Asia-Pacific region must unlock fiscal space
Asia-Pacific countries continue to drive the global economy. The region has demonstrated great resilience during the economic and financial crisis, contributing about 70 percent of world growth from 2008-2011. Yet,…
Retail Ramazan
Laments over the commodification of Ramazan are somewhat more pervasive this year than at any point in the past. This, quite naturally, flows from the fact that Ramazan in 2014…
BJP’s scare-mongering over foreign funds
A journalist isn’t generally expected to comment on news in which s/he figures as an actor. But I’m compelled to do so in respect of a report by India’s Intelligence…
Forgotten rights
Enforced disappearances. Sectarian killings. Attacks on minorities. Honour killings. The list of gross human rights abuses in Pakistan is long and painful. As one incident of horror overtakes another, there…
Circular Railway imperatives
The likelihood of the revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) is the best infrastructure-related news that Karachi has had since the preparation of the 1975-85 Karachi Master Plan. All…
Reviving PIA
As per my article, ‘Keep PIA flying’ (June 20, 2013), “Facing multiple crises simultaneously – most of them manmade – Pakistan's workforce and institutions remain amazingly resilient. Beset by extraordinary…
Stay tuned
The remote control is one of the most useful devices created by human ingenuity since the advent of the spinning wheel. The ‘remote’ as it is affectionately called, has revolutionised…
Atrocities against women
The display of anger and outrage at the brutal rape of a small girl in Lahore will acquire meaning only if the public discourse is extended beyond demands for punishing…
