Learning from the Gospel and something from Lenin
Prime Minister Saab has once again taken serious notice of loadshedding in the holy month and has ordered immediate steps to remedy the situation. Half of Ramazan is already over.…
In remembrance of Karim Khan Afridi
June 21 marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and is the longest day of the year. But even in the pre-sunset twilight that day in Islamabad there was…
Hunger and death in Tharparkar
The death of children in Tharparkar came into national consciousness when the number exceeded 150. And the count kept going up. Tragic as it is, this is only the tip…
Let the closet and open fundos now deliver
Criticism is useless and it should be kept on hold. The dialogue process with the Taliban is firmly in the hands of fundos and open or covert sympathisers of the…
Disaster and incompetence
The last few weeks have been taken up by news of the tragic events in Thar where many young children and large numbers of cattle died due to drought and…
New times, same storyline
These days many leaders and lawmakers of Sindh’s two main political parties – the PPP and the MQM – seem to be overflowing with cordiality, and flashing smiles at one…
Thick, black clouds
The recent acts of violence have reminded me of my column, ‘Mass graves’ (April 30, 2012). In that I had pointed out that mass graves were the result of either…
Modi, Muzaffarnagar and a Nehruvian hero
Lord Meghnad Desai is aghast at the way the Indian authorities and the Supreme Court have dealt with the alleged molestation case involving Justice AK Ganguly. Joining a television debate…
Killed for his name
The murder of Prof Shabbir Shah is like one of those casualties in an epidemic that offers a measure of the calamity and the scale of devastation caused by it.…
Remembering Bhola
The writer has taught international relations and diplomacy at Boston University and at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and was the vice chancellor of LUMS. December 16 is…
