Clutching a lifeline
The prime minister may have a sense of the gathering political storm, yet there is no sign of him giving up. While indicting him, the apex court has also thrown…
PMDC seeks Law Division`s opinion on its legal status
In light of the recent decision taken by the Lahore High Court, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday decided not to proceed with the registration of 20…
The sharecropper and his revolution
I may be a loser, but I am a good loser. I admire those who have made it big in life, leaving people like me coughing in the dust stirred…
Will Nawaz Sharif go full Insafian?
On August 14, 2014, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) launched a protest that would last until the Army Public School massacre on December 16, 2014.…
The visiting professor
PAT Chairman Prof Tahirul Qadri has just returned to the base. Soon after his arrival, he presided over a meeting of the likeminded in Lahore. The likeminded comprise those who…
Decaying from within
Institutional collapse is one reason why nations fail. It usually gets triggered with callous disregard to structural recourse. Pakistan is on the verge of such emptying from the inside while…
The fasaad within
Last week’s convulsive but conclusive end to the Dawn leaks controversy has some obvious positives. The national decision-making system, not exactly exemplary in the best of times, is not hostage…
March 2009
Main actors: Asif Ali Zardari, Mian Nawaz Sharif, General Ashafaq Parvez Kayani and Ambassador Patterson. March 10: Ambassador Patterson’s fourth meeting in a week with General Kayani. During the meeting…
Accountability – an ever-lasting myth?
The Army's sacking of eleven high-ranking officers and proceeding with recovery of the wealth they amassed through corruption, and the commitment of the CoAS that the Army will assist the…
Fundamental probe
The legal parameters for the Supreme Court’s handling of the Panama leaks and other related affairs are shaping up quite quickly. Today is a crucial day; the Supreme Court will…
