The AAP’s moment
It has been described as the halting of the ‘saffron juggernaut’, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s worst recent political drubbing, a ‘Big Bang’ event in Indian politics, and Narendra Modi’s Stalingrad,…
Karachi gets a peacemaker
Major-General Rizwan Akhtar, DG Pakistan Rangers (Sindh): “If Karachi is ever to become peaceful again, the militant wings of political parties need to be abolished.” August 29, 2013. September 22,…
Lessons from Delhi
The sheer scale of the Aam Aadmi Party’s victory in the Delhi assembly elections has taken everyone — from the commentariat and pollsters on one hand, and opposition parties on…
Trendy markets help transform Johannesburg’s once-feared downtown
A former dynamite factory and an ex-parking lot - these are some of the unlikely settings for Johannesburg's bustling weekend markets which are helping turn a once-dangerous downtown into a…
Extremism in Sindh
Here’s the problem with a National Action Plan: once launched, it must be implemented. A state with a plan is a proactive, can-do, busy state. Never mind that policies remain…
The softer targets
Friday is supposed to be a holy day, but in Pakistan it is now often associated with bomb explosions and suicide bombings. It is obvious that militants on a suicide…
As US oil tanks swell at record rate, traders ask: for how long?
Oil is flooding into US storage tanks at an unprecedented rate, leading traders to wonder how long the hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, can keep absorbing its share of the global…
Too little, too late
I have learnt from a press report that the government has decided to bestow the ‘Sitara-e-Imtiaz’ on Agha Hasan Abedi almost 20 years after this legendary figure has passed away.…
Mismeasuring local economic well-being?
The survival of the ordinary citizen in Pakistan has been in jeopardy for some time now. The crime rate increase is an indication but the government of Pakistan irrespective of…
Unsung heroes
In my previous columns under this title I talked about scientists, administrators, doctors, etc. Today the topic will be the sportsmen who brought laurels to KRL and to Pakistan. During…
