The writing on the wall
Three sets of people awaited Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the courtroom yesterday. The first were crowing about the majesty of the law; the second, howling political persecution. On…
11 years after 9/11
After eleven years, thousands of lives, and trillions of dollars wasted since 9/11, the fallout from those events is still with us. And even though Osama Bin Laden, the architect…
Dispute resolution
Peace in society depends on the capacity of the latter to resolve petty disputes which occur daily. In all democratic societies, the police assist society in resolving such disputes. In…
Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia
Russia's new ban on US adoptions is the latest setback for hopeful American parents as countries increasingly impose restrictions. Other countries, including China and Guatemala, have erected hurdles for adoptive…
Crime, culture and forensics
We are all aware of the failings. Five years ago tomorrow will mark not simply the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto but also scenes that have become etched…
Signs of political turbulence ahead in 2009
Bibi has been canonised into a saint but we are nowhere near finding out who killed her. Her husband, President Zardari, says he knows and at some appropriate time will…
The Kerry-Lugar offerings
The US administration and its representatives in Pakistan must be chewing on their nails ever since the House passed the reconciled 2009 bill on aid to Pakistan. Just as Senator…
Secularism triumphs?
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh, on January 3, not only bucked an apparently prevalent trend in the Muslim world, but also dismissed a stereotype: Islam’s incompatibility with secular democracy. By…
A Pakistani solution
Despite the many hints and calls for a coup of some sort, the Pakistani military shouldn’t intervene now when the politicians are doing a great job of discrediting every last…
Obama and the two-year itch
The extent of the devastation caused by the electoral tsunami that the White House has been bracing for should become clear by today. Every opinion poll suggested that the House…
