Child killers
IT’S not easy to fathom a mindset wherein the second-deadliest school massacre in a nation’s history triggers the reaction that it would be a great idea, a couple of days…
Pakistan’s Donald Trump — II
IN September 2015, Dawn carried my op-ed article, “Pakistan’s Donald Trump”. This was 16 months before Trump became president of the United States and about three years before Imran Khan became prime minister of…
Expecting different results…
I HAVE been closely following the extremely insightful commentary and discourse on the no-confidence motion and the legalities that surround it. I have read riveting articles on Article 63A of…
Fear in the air
FOR days now, the opposition has been extremely busy planning — behind closed doors — and making social calls, both private and public. The opposition was in the full glare of…
Mask diplomacy: China tries to rewrite virus narrative
With millions of face masks, low interest loans and teams of medical experts, China is trying to paint itself as a Good Samaritan while deflecting criticism over its initial missteps…
China ‘out-STEMs’ the US
A large share of the best universities in the world is said to be in the United States and they are known for excellence. The seventh annual ranking of the…
Biden swaps home tensions for foreign frustrations in Europe summits
President Joe Biden escapes bruising political turmoil at home for the more convivial world of diplomacy at twin summits in Europe this week — but the experience could be just…
Invisible hybrid warfare
The best wars are those that are not wars but destroy the enemy. In today's world of information highways, conventional industries and strategies are on their way out. Competition has…
Prime Minister Teflon Khan?
One of the coolest one-liners in any Hollywood film is from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. A companion assures Jack Nicholson’s The Joker of how he looks: “…you look fine,” she…
Growthmania, again
There is an old Sindhi saying to the effect, loosely, that: When God is displeased, he turns the mind, he wields no weapon; he shows (safety in) that way, which…
