And now, the deluge
Contemplating Pakistan at this time boggles the mind. But there has been some relief this week, if you were bored by the constant repetition of dialogue and action. Call it…
Poll rigging: doesn’t it matter?
After the Model Town tragedy, law enforcers refused to bash the protestors prodding the PML-N, and self-proclaimed 'defenders' of democracy in the opposition, to seek a negotiated settlement with Pakistan…
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…
All about national security
Now that we have a National Internal Security Policy, we should expect some clarity in the establishment’s plan to deal with the Taliban and other terrorist outfits. There is this…
Miracles don’t just happen
There has been an upsurge in violence yet again. Never mind the academic discourse or political discussions or the security assessment by ‘senior analysts’; this piece seeks to ask some…
Faustian bargain?
What do you do when the killers say that they will kill you if you say that they are killers? Should you sell your soul to the devil? Or should…
Our response to Dhaka
In 1994, a work-related training took me and my friend Zaffar Junejo to Bangladesh. After an extensive two-week field and classroom learning sessions at the Centre for Development Management, run…
Treason… what treason?
November 3, 2007, the emergency measure proclaimed on that date, was an act more of necessity than anything else. Gen Musharraf was not gathering power unto himself, the normal rationale…
An incoherent foreign policy
The landmark agreement between the US and its allies and Iran on the nuclear issue is a regional and global game changer. A new world alignment appears to be emerging…
The next COAS
The race is on. The two slots to be filed are: the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and the chief of army staff (COAS). Here’s the…
