What our future holds
On December 21, the PM House was opened to the public and a formal announcement was made at a special function, at which the prime minister was the chief guest,…
Administration a la jungle
The government has been seen to take haphazard actions, causing it to already lose credibility with the people. Some of these strange decisions are forcing people to start questioning the…
Zia and our nuclear programme
Part - I I first met Gen Ziaul Haq, COAS, in July 1976. Due to no progress having been made during the first six months of my stay in Pakistan,…
On May 28
May 28, 1998 is an unforgettable day in the history of Pakistan. This day is as important to us as August 14, 1947. In 1947 we gained our independence and…
N-power plants in Karachi
After having failed to create premonitions and misgivings in recent past about construction of two coastal nuclear power stations near Karachi, namely Kanupp-2 and Kanupp-3, the anti-nuclear lobby has once…
Nuclear threat to Karachi? – II
PNRA's gazette guidelines provide for special considerations for large cities. Let me reproduce, part of para 6: A population center distance of at least one and one-third times the distance…
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,…
The 28th May tests
Here follows the remainder of Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s letter to Zahid Malik: “Some foreign countries, with a resolute agenda for establishing a non-proliferation regime globally, took serious note of this…
Literary masterpieces
Today I would like to introduce you to two excellent books by two well-known personalities and personal friends. The first is authored by Sirajuddin Aziz, a fine person and a…
Time to talk straight
A nuclear Pakistan fits nowhere in the western geopolitical vision of South Asia, where India and China are the two main competing powers. Regardless of whether India can assume…
