A trial like no other
CONVICT him. Lock him up in a cell and throw away the key. Let him get his comeuppance. Deterrence, justice, revenge maybe it`s one, maybe it`s another, maybe it`s all…
Joyride or journey?
The Delhi Metro ferries millions from the farthest suburbs of India’s capital city to their places of work or study or amusement. In its many assignments, on the odd day,…
The failing charade
The hallmark of Pakistan's democratic governments has been their desire to rule (not govern) Pakistan in an imperial style, which eventually leads to their exit. Ever since PML-N has assumed…
Rue the silence forever …
What senior politician Imran Khan has said about Narendra Modi is what you would have expected him to say. Pakistan would do business with whoever is chosen to lead the…
Azad on Pakistan
In continuation of last week’s column, this is Part II of the historic interview. The other important point that has escaped Jinnah’s attention is Bengal. He does not know that…
Disciples of a deeper faith
IS Britain`s Prime Minister David Cameron an unabashed hypocrite, or is he merely another Conservative politician? His tribute to Nelson Mandela, delivered before cameras perched outside his famous address 10…
On partisan grounds
RECENT academic research by Zahid Hasnain, Ali Cheema, and others, on local development spending in Pale istan shows that outlays made by politicians are hardly ever needsbased and almost always…
Pleas, prayers and parleys
Pakistan is a victim of a vicious circle. Our national character fatally generates one-man rule (including elected dictators.) Dictatorships strengthen and exasperate the defects of national character with catastrophic results.…
The politics of the Jamaat
The incumbent ameer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hasan’s statement declaring Hakeemullah Mehsud and those being killed by the Americans, through drones or else, as martyrs has deeply hurt the…
Risk of American failure
The idea of bringing the government of the United States of America to its knees has a certain appeal in various parts of the world. Broadly speaking, though, the reasons…
