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The Hunt For Hakimullah

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…

A Journey Round Democracy

A journey round democracy

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…

Kayani’s Words

Kayani’s words

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…

NFC Award – A Reflection Of Political Maturity

NFC Award – a reflection of political maturity

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…

Lectures Judicial And Military

Lectures judicial and military

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…

New US Strategy And Pakistan’s Response

New US strategy and Pakistan’s response

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…

Not Just Any Good Education

Not just any good education

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…

Masters Not Friends

Masters not friends

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…

Understanding Militancy

Understanding militancy

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…

Some Advice For The New FM

Some advice for the new FM

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…