Targets
Ever since the 9/11 attacks violent jihadists have displayed an almost stubborn inability to select targets that suit their purposes. Was the Charlie Hebdo massacre a sign that those days…
Legal and moral abyss
Mumtaz Qadri, more than being defended by former chief justice of the Lahore High Court, Khawaja Mohammad Sharif, former LHC judge Mian Nazir Akhtar, and hundreds of other lawyers, is…
Rezoning Lahore
The Lahore Development Authority is currently in the process of planning and notifying an amendment to the Lahore Master Plan, which was approved in 2004 for a period of 17…
Redefining ties
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, Jordan and Bahrain announced a 40-day mourning period. Egypt called for a week of mourning, while the UAE had flags at half-mast…
A dangerous lack of trust
More than 2000 of the world’s top leaders in business, government, international organisations and the academia assembled at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting on January 21-24 to debate the…
Inequalities of the Islamic Republic
I have a problem with my editors who despite being very bright and enlightened folk otherwise – certified champions of democracy, for one – in some respects still live in…
Table for two…
The broad contours of the story are sorry enough, and tell a sad tale of the state’s inattention to ecology and environmental protection. Those few groups and individuals who do…
Climate change and Delhi
After a number of landmarks - including the heavy victory in the May 2014 polls – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped shape India’s foreign policy by frequent visits to…
Mark-up spreads
Last week, the Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) addressed the presidents and senior executives of commercial banks and DFIs on a variety of policy, administrative, and operational issues that…
A complex relationship
Anyone wont to drawing analogies will relish comparing the United States and India. They are two of the world’s largest democracies, multiethnic societies, stable polities, nuclear powers and mega market…
