Obsessed with corruption
IF corruption is our national obsession, accountability is an unending controversy. After a year of shouting about thieves and NROs, the government has taken a U-turn and announced its intentions…
A verdict foretold
Amid allegations of foul play and as widely predicted, the PTI has emerged as the single largest party nationwide and currently stands ahead of the PML-N and the PPP. Even…
Beyond the politics of disruption
The tax amnesty scheme announced by the government and the budget that the PML-N administration plans to present before the completion of its tenure have been hotly debated. Major opposition…
The verdict of history
Kargil was not a tactical move but a sheer misadventure of General (r) Pervez Musharraf, reveals a well-researched and nonpartisan book by fellow journalist Nasim Zehra. Usually it takes decades…
The verdict is out
On July 25, Pakistan achieved another milestone. The people of Pakistan came out in big numbers to choose their new representatives. This is the third civilian transition of power through…
Fighting corruption
One of the biggest myths of our times is that the Supreme Court is the last bastion against organised corruption and, with sword and sickle in hand, judges are slashing…
Waiting for the Panama verdict
It has been a long wait for the Panama case judgement which is likely to change the country’s political dynamics. More than six weeks have passed since the court concluded…
Verdict awaited – I
In the wake of 'The Panama Papers: how the world's rich and famous hide their money offshore' (The Guardian, April 3, 2016), a debate is going on endlessly in Pakistan…
Looking at the verdict
It has sunk in by now that Donald John Trump, the Republican nominee, has convincingly won the presidential election against Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrat. This marks the end of…
Democracy’s verdict
Donald Trump has taken the world by surprise and proved all predictions wrong. Most of us believed he was his own worst enemy and Hillary would beat him even if…
