The inevitable postponed, not averted
If the bugles had been sounded on Sunday evening when the corps commanders met, and if what is now an apology of a government had been given its marching orders,…
Sleeping on containers leads to strange ideas
“Surely we are not as bad as Nigeria?”, asked an op-ed piece in an English language daily on Sunday, which reminded me of my sojourn in Nigeria, and how I…
The fascism that makes trains run on time
We can all do without the fascism that leads to war and rests on theories of Aryan supremacy – concepts such as that of the blond master race, etc, which…
A shared madness
A Collective madness seems to have descended on the Muslim world in a phenomenon that history shows is not exclusively Muslim. But that’s hardly any solace. From Pakistan through Afghanistan,…
The politics of our economics
Ishaq Dar Federal Finance Minister stated that the budget must reflect the government's vision. Who actually determines Pakistan's economic policies? Is it the individual with the real power (and real…
The abyss stares back
IT’S almost enough to make one pick up a guitar and serenade Aabpara, Dylan-like, singing ‘How many times must a road blow up, before you find another track?’ This time,…
Characterising the PPP
Noted poet Kishwar Naheed laments that the PPP is no longer of the Left’ (Daily Jang, May 9). In truth, it never was. However, in journalistic narratives and daily conversations,…
End of a crisis
WELL, that was quick. The great crisis is over. Democracy is back on track. Constitution Avenue won’t be seeing tank tracks anytime soon. It’s back to awkward handshakes and reluctant…
The skyline changeth
Oh, ever so subtly it changeth. A week ago, give or take a few days, no man had more reason to be self-satisfied than Mr Nawaz Sharif, virtually master of…
This ‘culture’
When official and unofficial Talibanisation is eating up every available space for artistic expression, it apparently becomes difficult to summarily dismiss spectacles staged in the name of culture. It becomes…
