Minority matters
“I AM the prime minister of all Pakistanis, whether they are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, or any other religion. I will stand by victims of violence and ensure perpetrators…
The Nawaz and Modi show
WELL, who saw that coming? But now that we have seen it, there’s a big little question — does it make any sense? The reluctant, preliminary answer: it doesn’t really.…
Pakistan and the Saudi coalition
Pakistan’s foreign policy managers, including the prime minister, the advisor on foreign policy, the foreign secretary and indeed the spokesperson, had all initially contributed to confusion over Pakistan’s involvement in…
Let there be trade
The twentieth century witnessed two of the bloodiest wars ever fought in the history of mankind – the First World War and the Second World War. The epicentre of both…
A matter of opinion
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stopover in Lahore on Christmas Day seemed to have caught the media totally unawares and the top guns belonging to the reputedly well-informed anchor and…
Resolutions For 2016
The success of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb notwithstanding, we started 2015 with an all-encompassing fear of terrorism pervasive in our society persisting. Symbolising the depths of our despair across the breadth…
Pathankot and power plays
India has provided Pakistan ‘actionable intelligence’ regarding the attack on the Pathankot airbase and demands satisfactory follow-up action by Pakistan if the foreign secretary talks are to start in three…
Spinning a visit
“US calls for resolution of Kashmir”, tweeted Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr Maleeha Lodhi, after President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif concluded their meeting at…
A working transaction
The ally from hell. The desi mother-in-law. They’re our enemy. No, we’re their enemy. It’s that time again — Pak-US is in the news. Trouble is, the relationship is so…
The annual hilarity prize
Islamabad diary It’s been a close-run thing between the Foreign Office and the Capital Development Authority. And between these two august bodies and the government which has managed the impossible…
