Unsung heroes
This is in continuation of my previous columns about my talented, patriotic colleagues at KRL who provided Pakistan with an impregnable defence by producing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles.…
Can Pakistan become a welfare state?
The debate that is going on in Islamabad at the moment is about the viability of the political state of Pakistan. That political economics plays a big part can be…
Runaways to runway: ‘ethical’ fashion changing lives of Africa’s poor
The muddy streets of Kenya's crowded Korogocho slums are a far cry from the fashion boutiques of Paris, Milan, New York or London. But beneath a tin roof, workers from…
Don’t waste this crisis
If the purpose of calling a joint sitting of parliament was to give our distinguished lawmakers an opportunity to share the TV screens and newspaper columns with the leaders of…
The lies our leaders tell
Novelists and playwrights have vividly described the remorse that assails those who have done evil, they have portrayed the torment of a stricken conscience and the long nights of sleeplessness…
Terms of surrender
Startling disclosures are being made about the mode of talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a result of the decisions reached at the all-party conference (APC). The government may…
View point: Talking to the Taliban
Last Sunday's Taliban attack in Upper Dir in which the GOC Swat and Malakand division, a Lieutenant Colonel and a non-commissioned officer were killed in the wake of a formal…
Frankenstein moment
If the all-party conference was expected to clear the air about Pakistan’s stance on terrorism, it seemed to have left it murkier. The talks were over in less than a…
Once upon a time in the valley of death
At 0930 hours last August 6, the Directorate of Military Operations of the Pakistan Army and its counterpart in India conducted a scheduled hotline call. The conversation between the two…
Drones and deception
The tragedy of Pakistan is that in this age of realism, its leaders are never realistic. They are creatures of absurd emotions, the consequences of which can be catastrophic. The…
