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Of born leaders and followers

It’s hard not to see eye to eye with the federal information minister when he says that his boss Bilawal Bhutto is a born leader. The point of disagreement may,…

Widening Civilian-military Rift

Widening civilian-military rift

The wide gulf between the democratic government in Islamabad and the military leadership in Rawalpindi has been exposed by the Kerry-Lugar hysteria. Such exposure is bad enough, as it is.…

Pakistan’s Covid success story

Five years back, on March 18, Pakistan recorded its first Covid fatality -- the pandemic which was sweeping the globe bringing death to Pakistan as well. The world was facing…

How was freedom won and lost?

Now that the first generation of Pakistanis is fading away, it is time to record our journey. The present generation that was born as free citizens to parents who were…

Realignment of security policy

THE state institutions made a mistake by deciding to initiate peace talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The talks were doomed from the start. They allowed the TTP to regain their lost…

Selecting the army chief

PREDICTABLY, Imran Khan’s latest remarks on the issue of the appointment of the new army chief have provoked an intense reaction from both the political and military leadership. His comments that the…

A dismal scenario

PAKISTAN is a country endowed with great political thinkers, architects and engineers, as is evidenced in the shining glory of their magical, visionary projects, with each surpassing the other in…

Save education

IN the wake of the devastating countrywide floods, public education faces an existential threat in several places. In Sindh alone, initial assessments indicate that almost 16,000 out of a total…

Clash of institutions

THERE seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel as the deadlock between a defiant parliament and a beleaguered chief justice continues to endanger the entire edifice.…