Five opportunities for 2020
As 2019 ends today, there will be no shortage of lamentations about how difficult a year it was. It was brutal, indeed. Instead of regurgitating the banality of the unmet…
The £190bn question
IT is no surprise that Malik Riaz and his £190bn are already fading from the public eye. Modi sarkar is doing its best to consolidate majoritarian tyranny next door, lawyers…
Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s politics
What else could my old prison-mate, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, have wanted by his political Dharna-4 juggernaut? He is at the centre of real politik – left, right and centre, and…
PML-N’s endgame
THE grand opposition alliance seemed true — momentarily — but only till the verbal condemnation of the government was on the menu. The moment the opposition parties had to walk…
PM Khan’s four crucial tests
The holy month of Ramazan will begin this year in the first week of May. By the time the moon is sighted, and Pakistanis celebrate chaand raat, this government will…
Integrating Fata
The long-awaited Fata merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is delayed yet again. Although there is a near-total consensus among the people – from the tribal areas and their cousins in the…
What’s next for Balochistan?
Weeks after the July 25 general elections were held, Balochistan also has a new government in place. On August 19, Jam Kamal took oath as the chief minister of Balochistan.…
Citizenship for Afghan refugees
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced his intention to give Pakistani citizenship to people originally from Bangladesh and Afghanistan who were either born in, or have been living in, Pakistan…
The ANP’s existential crisis
The ANP recently suspended the membership of two of its stalwarts– Afrasiab Khattak and Bushra Gohar – for violating party discipline. Although the party did not specify the charges against…
NAP – a mere talking point
It's been nearly three years when following the APS carnage the military launched operation Zarb-e-Azb in the terrorists-infested North Waziristan and leaders of all mainstream political parties put their heads…
