Wake-up call for the corrupt – I
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on November 1, 2016 took a serious notice of inaction of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding disclosures in Panama Leaks, showing names of offspring of…
The ‘Kakar model’
One must admire Mian Nawaz Sharif (MNS) about how unlike Shahbaz Sharif he managed through the years to keep his immediate family out of political sight, and thus out of…
Trail of hidden wealth
The members of 'House of Sharifs', who are facing allegations of tax avoidance, flight of capital, money laundering and corruption in the wake of the Panama Papers, claim "we have…
The 28 May tests
In my last two columns I reproduced a letter written by Ghulam Ishaq Khan, who was in charge of our nuclear programme for almost 17 years. He was an honest,…
Remembering Benazir Bhutto
December 27, 2015 marks the 8th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. She sacrificed her life courageously. She resisted the agenda of fanatics. Certain forces want to make Pakistan a theocratic…
The PPP’s future
When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was murdered by Ziaul Haq, in collusion with the likes of Anwar ul Haq and Maulvi Mushtaq, many – including Jamaat-e-Islami trained columnists – predicted the…
The blasphemy laws
Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, the chairperson of the Council of Islamic Ideology, has offered to look into the possible doctrinal inconsistencies in the blasphemy laws, “should the government refer” this…
Whither NSC?
A recent ISPR press release alluding to poor governance by federal and provincial governments, and the rejoinder by the Prime Minister’s Office, once again underscored the urgent need for formal…
A farewell to arms
Even though this took some doing for an SSG officer, that Pervez Musharraf never heard a shot being fired in anger before, during or after any of our wars and…
A cleaner environment
On Sept 25, 2015 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif joined other heads of governments at the UN to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which chart the way to a more…
