Geopolitical realities
Last Monday, in one of the last meetings of its soon-to-conclude session, the UN General Assembly decided that intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on the issue of Security Council reform, which have…
Thar coal project – on the verge of realisation
Physical work ongoing since May 2014. With EPC Contractor finalised, project moving swiftly towards Financial Close. At optimum mine capacity of 4,000MW, Thar coal can yield a power tariff of…
Denying the ground realities
As expected, the government responded promptly to Dr Hafiz Pasha's views expressed recently in a seminar on the woes of the economy because distortions pointed out by unbiased experts strengthen…
Spotlight: Will Karachi ‘closure’ become a relic of the past?: Karachi ‘operation’ and Taliban talks: make or break stakes for Nawaz!
Whoever thought the future of Nawaz's current tenure as PM would be decided mainly on his success in or failure to his overcoming within reasonable time the huge power deficit…
Being Asif Zardari
“Islamabad is already jolted and now let’s wait for the aftershocks.” That was my first reaction at a TV talk show on Sept 7 when the anchor asked for my…
Zardari’s strategy
Pakistan's election activity is picking up pace as the country enters its final days of campaigning. Political pundits have begun forecasting the number of seats each party is likely to…
‘Bugging’ Wali Bagh for ANP prospects: Election Outlook-VII
"Is he a Pakhtun?,"* an ailing 89-year-old Khan Abdul Wali Khan asked his son Sangeen Wali in Pashto as he began to inquire about the identity of this writer. Lying…
Zardari, Nawaz and the factors
Unfortunately, external forces exercise an unjustifiable influence on Pakistan’s internal issues and politics. By external forces here I do not mean only the Unites States but also Britain, other European…
Zardari’s visits to China
After every visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to China, his Chinese hosts start wondering about his subsequent tri-monthly trip there. They have to figure out where next to take…
Zardari’s instinct for survival
Mr Asif Ali Zardari has the knack of springing surprises on friends and foes, admirers and detractors alike. His return home from Dubai after medical treatment is as dramatic as…
