Musharraf’s mirage
The Pakistan, general is back, and this time not on horseback. Since he has offered to take us back to the Pakistan that he left behind, perhaps it’s a good…
Anything is possible
Remember military dictator Oliver Cromwell telling the members of the Rump Parliament on April 20, 1653, “You have sat too long for any good you have been doing lately. Depart,…
Viewpoint: Nomination Forms
Just days before the end of its term, the Zardari government locked horns with the Election Commission of Pakistan over amendments to nomination forms. The PML-N too has been expressing…
Power tariffs: Role of competition and transparency – I
This appears to be an electricity generation tariff setting season, for at least three major tariff proposals are being reviewed by Nepra, apart from smaller applications. It may be useful…
FX & Gold – weekly outlook – March 04-08: sequestering facts in the web of data
The latest development that global financial market will be watching nervously will be reaction to the automatic spending cut, which is also known as sequester (a general cut in government…
New US-Afghan tensions
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, on his first overseas trip after a bruising confirmation hearing, arrived in Afghanistan probably hoping to hear some words of praise for the “blood and…
Murder of a Tamil child
India has failed to fashion a coherent, balanced and self-confident response to its turbulent neighbourhood. Leave aside Pakistan, India’s policy towards Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar and Nepal looks confused,…
Financial tsunami
Political tsunami, as popularised by Imran Khan, is now well-known in Pakistan. What is not known is ‘financial tsunami’, which has struck Pakistani shores in the last two weeks. This…
The PPP’s trump card
What’s the PPP’s trump card as it goes into the upcoming elections? The Sindh card? Not really. The PPP government’s performance during the last five years? Not in the slightest.…
Russia`s rise
Obsessed as it is by `the rise of China`, the United States has been rather indifferent to the steady deterioration of its relations with Russia. Come to think of it,…
