The hunt for Hakimullah
Imagine a most-wanted man listening to the radio carrying reports of his death and hearing not very well-informed analysts talking about its consequences. All this sounds bizarre, but this is…
Imagine a most-wanted man listening to the radio carrying reports of his death and hearing not very well-informed analysts talking about its consequences. All this sounds bizarre, but this is…
What is good for Pakistan: monarchy, dictatorship or democracy? This question was posed to singer Hadiqa Kiani by movie star Shan in Geo’s morning show on Thursday. It figured in…
Myth: The November 5 press release by the ISPR was a veiled warning to a targeted audience. Fact: It had parts that were differently intended. The first three paragraphs addressed…
The agreement on the distribution, both vertical and horizontal, under the seventh National Finance Commission (NFC) award is a landmark achievement that simply must not be underestimated. It is the…
My Lord Chief Justice and Generalissimo Kayani both swear by constitutionalism and the rule of law. To hear them on the subject it almost seems as if these concepts were…
There are good reasons to conclude that the “new” US strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan announced by President Obama on 1 December will fail. But it could have serous consequences…
I am not going to critique the essay written by Sadaf from the point of view of the way forward that she envisages for Pakistan. Judging from the fact that…
A famous Machiavelli dictum says “it is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both”. Today, the United States is neither feared nor loved. The murder of…
Does poverty have anything to do with militancy in Palcistan`s Pakhtun belt? This question attracted much focus a few years ago when the insurgency inflicted the Malakand division in Khyber…
By the looks of it Asif Ali Zardari cannot find time to swear in his new foreign minister and, judging by what one has heard, Ms Khar, the foreign minister…