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?
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
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
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
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…
Afghan special forces brace for exit of US elite troops
If Afghanistan is to avoid the chaotic breakdown seen in Iraq, US-trained special forces undergoing instruction at a drill camp outside Kabul must play a key part in imposing security…
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…
Pakistan’s ‘seven deadly sins’
In the October 22, 1925 issue of his weekly publication, Young India, Mahatma Gandhi warned: “Wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, science without humanity, knowledge without character, business without ethics,…
Armageddon can wait
Brack Obama’s recent confession that his country did not so far have a strategy as far as the so-called Islamic State (IS) is concerned has been pilloried as a gaffe.…
Come fix me a revolution
Storm clouds gather on the political horizon as I write this. With bated breath the nation awaits the political extravaganza promised by the government, the PTI and our own Mad…
