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Web Of Estrangement

Web of estrangement

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif`s recent discussion with Subhash Chandra, the CEO of Zee TV, an Indian TV network, is noteworthy because what he said reflected the generally sad state of…

Women And Property

Women and property

It was a story of one woman and two men, each one alleging that she was married to him. There were two accounts and two marriage contracts. The first man,…

Nawaz’s Foreign Policy Gladiator

Nawaz’s foreign policy gladiator

The political leaders of Pakistan seem to believe that an inordinate display of public emotion can atone for their lack of honesty on drone strikes. The myths have to be…

Language Of Learning

Language of learning

The Children’s Literature Festival is the best thing that could have happened to the children of Pakistan. Six festivals have already been organised since November 2011 — the latest having…

A Creeping Police State

A creeping police state

India’s greatest strength is its democracy. If the country has been on the march of progress in the face of a million mutinies and boasts stability and functioning institutions, it…

Sinking The PPP

Sinking the PPP

There could not have been anything as distressing a sight as watching the Titanic, its hull ruptured by an iceberg, sink slowly into the Atlantic Ocean. Until now, that is.…

Fighting Sectarian Terrorism

Fighting sectarian terrorism

The PML-N finally faces the moment of truth for nurturing the banned sectarian terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. In Monday's parliamentary debate on Shia massacres in Quetta and Karachi, all fingers were…

The Caretakers

The caretakers

The air is thick with speculations about the elections. Some news channels are adding to this uncertainty by wondering if the elections are not already fixed. The steps taken by…

Politics And The Pipeline

Politics and the pipeline

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Pakistan section of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline last Monday was an event of high symbolic importance. It was designed to seal Pakistan’s commitment to finally…