‘Qarz burhao, mulk bigarho
In 1997 the slogan of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) was 'Qarz Utaro, Mulk Sanwaro' [retire debt, adorn country], which is reversed in 2013 as all efforts are underway to increase…
Karzai and Afghan reality
President Karzai’s visit to Islamabad was intended primarily to seek Pakistan’s cooperation in getting the Afghan peace talks back on track but with a difference. The resistance must agree to…
Learning from the Turks
In this age of armed conflicts and global terrorism, threats and insecurity, perhaps there is one country where you land with a dark green passport and you are treated with…
Sharif in Wonderland
It may have not been difficult for Nawaz Sharif to reclaim the top position. But he certainly does not appear comfortable there. His morose demeanour portrays a man in deep…
Power and US policy
The Egyptian crisis and wider turmoil in the Middle East has intensified the debate in America and beyond about how Washington should respond to the turbulent turn of events in…
Imperfect democracy
Holding parliamentary elections in about 60 days from a standing start, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) says that ‘local bodies’ polls cannot be held soon for various reasons. Informed…
Miles to go before he leaves
“The chief justice is phenomenal. Wait and see what he does. I didn’t participate for political gain” — Imran Khan in an interview after the restoration of CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry.…
Justice or hubris?
Part - II The writer is a lawyer and has previously worked as a researcher at the Supreme Court “Is there another country in the world,” asks Babar Sattar, “where the…
Militant greetings
In case there were any doubts as to how the Afghan Taliban’s strategy is going to play out over next year’s in Afghanistan, through the US withdrawal and into the…
A lethal nexus
It is time to note the voice of anguish and desperation of senior police commanders. “The more serious problem in Pakistan is that the terrorists and insurgents are getting aligned…
