Towards the demise of the Commonwealth
Officially, the main focus of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in the Sri Lankan capital on November 15-17 was ‘growth with equity: inclusive development’. At the conclusion…
In cricket as in life…
When I accepted responsibility for setting the Pakistan Cricket Board right, friends variously described it as “a crown of thorns” and “a pit of snakes”. Certainly, there’s no dearth of…
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Time-waste or super-tool?
It’s less of a debate in Pakistan, given the socio-economic realities. But in more developed parts of the world there is great concern amongst parents and teachers that children spend…
Saviour to victim
We are a strange people. We welcomed Musharraf as a saviour in 1999. He did what most rulers do: focused solely on self-aggrandisement. He got us riled up enough by…
Countering the terror threat
Consider the theatrics of the absurd by some political clerics at the killing of the terrorist responsible for slaughtering thousands of innocent Pakistanis. It is sad that the fundamentally moderate…
Drones, wounds and privilege
S. Akbar Zaidi’s recent article in these pages (November 8, 2013) on my film, ‘Wounds of Waziristan’, is replete with ad hominem attacks. He misrepresents what he does know, makes…
Afghan trade
Afghanistan has evolved to one of Pakistan's top three trade partners. The volume of bilateral trade between the two countries has increased manifold during the last few years and has…
Google fuels smartphone price war with eye on Asia
The most amazing thing about two of the latest smartphones to emanate from the house of Google is neither their nifty array of tech tricks - though there are a…
Children get their own space in typhoon-ravaged Philippines
Jennifer Gabot, 10, and her two younger brothers peered into a newly set up white tent at a park in front of a school where hundreds of people were staying…
