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Ugly face of BJP-ruled India

INDIA’S concocted reasons for cancelling the foreign ministers meeting in New York, rather than revealing Imran Khan’s “true face”, as the external affairs ministry statement asserted, exposed the ugly face…

Betting on presidential rule

WHETHER Pakistan will be better off with a presidential system of government or not — the debate is perennial. But the proposition now seems to have assumed a more serious…

Civil-military ties

THE people of Pakistan have a strong democratic temperament. Throughout the year, the country’s many elections are robustly contested in bar associations, chambers of commerce, professional associations, unions, civil society…

Rule Of Law On Trial

Rule of law on trial

Shahbaz Sharif wants across-the-board accountability as opposed to a singular focus on his family. He is not the first member of our power elite to demand so. When the Swiss…

The Rule Of Mafias

The rule of mafias

The legal fraternity has now begun indulging in self-cannibalism. Last week a few dozen lawyers showed up at the Lahore High Court in solidarity with a member of the Pakistan…

Capital Suggestion: Rule Of Generals

Capital suggestion: Rule of generals

Where’s Trump and where are his campaign promises? There’s been a coup in America. US generals have taken over America’s foreign policy and there’s been a complete militarisation of the…

The rules of the game

It is heartening to hear CoAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa emphasise upholding the rule of law and supremacy of the constitution. In an indirect manner, he also indicated that the…

Setting The Rules Of Engagement

Setting the rules of engagement

Henry Kissinger once remarked that: “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests”. Though most American political and economic institutions stress on liberal democratic values, Washington has continued to…