Rule by fear
Few doubt that there’s more to come. The attacks on Paris will be followed by others in different European cities. The Islamic State has made no secret of its desire…
EU wakes up to ‘Brexit’ nightmare after British vote
Europe wakes up to the cold certainty of an unprecedented British referendum on EU membership after David Cameron's election win, with two years of tough negotiations ahead to prevent a…
An EU agenda: keeping British in, Russians out, Germans down
The first secretary-general of Nato, Lord Ismay, once said the Western defence alliance was created "to keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down". The task facing…
Rule of law or wages of folly?
Four coups, long years in power, uneven war performances…a less than distinguished record for which the army is justly criticised. But it’s been slightly different these past last ten years:…
Uncertainties of legal systems and rule of recognition
In analytical Jurisprudence HLA Hart's view are the most imposing and since the publication of his book, "A Concept of Law" in 1961, the analysts have been forced to concede…
Waziristan: serve, don’t rule
Despite the world’s focus on them – albeit for all the wrong reasons – the federally administered tribal areas (Fata), in particular the two Waziristans – north and south, are…
Fata misrule
The tirade unleashed against the appointment of a tribesman as governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa indicates only one thing, and that is the mindset of those who work against the interests…
How global media rules
When we talk about the global media, what comes to mind is not a daily, a radio station, or a TV channel from Ghana, Guatemala, China, Indonesia or Egypt. Think…
Our present past
Blue skies, majestic trees, singing birds, lush green hills and pristine air bedecked the mesmerising Abbottabad of yore. Founded in 1853 by Major James Abbott, it was raised by the…
Our Indian mirror
SOON after the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu nationalist mobs in December 1992, Fahmida Riaz wrote an epic poem entitled Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle. Three decades later, her…
