An import-dependent economy
DEVALUATION of the rupee has been ruled out as an option for solving the external account problems of the country. There is almost total unanimity on that by now in…
A fairy-tale cabinet
THE recent US presidential elections seem to have caught the attention of Pakistan’s media in a big way. This is obvious from the fact that 33 out of the 50-odd…
Democracy under siege
We have heard the liberal voices. They have declared, in unison, their outrage at the institution of Nizam-e-Adl in Swat because it proclaims, without any ambiguity, a victory for the…
Language of the bill
Why is the Kerry-Lugar bill so controversial? I would say because of its insensitive language and because it puts in words that should be left unsaid or presented in vague…
Financial irresponsibility galore
In my earlier article (June 8) on the Federal Budget 2010-11, I had stated that the finance team headed by Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh would succeed in achieving all the…
Demographics of suicide terrorism
THE spate of suicide bombings in Pakistan started in earnest in 2002. That year two major suicide attacks were perpetrated, which specifically targeted foreigners. Suicide bombings that were ostensibly aimed…
Kashmir — the second intifada
Writing from his prison cell in 1923 Hitler wrote: ‘The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed (because) the primitive sensitivity of the…
Lessons from Karbala
“I am not rising (against Yazid) as an insolent or arrogant person, or a mischief-monger or tyrant. I have risen (against Yazid) as I seek to reform the Ummah of…
Minority report
Blood, meat and hides marked the first day of Eid-ul-Azha in Pakistan. While most Muslims celebrated their holy festival by sacrificing animals, some decided to achieve new levels of faith…
The boys who cry coup
think over the past two weeks I have become a media junkie. And why not? Is there ever a dull moment here? One moment you are sitting there in the…
