Settlers who won’t be missed
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recently published a booklet titled ‘The Baloch Who is Not Missing and Others Who Are’. It contains stories of Baloch missing persons and what…
Elections and betrayals
On March 9, Kenya’s Election Commission declared Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of the country’s first president and a suspect wanted for war crimes, Kenya’s next president. Mr Kenyatta won by…
A city for all
Islamabad may be beautiful but the city is not without its can of worms. The proceedings of suo motu case number 3 of 2011 in the Supreme Court of Pakistan,…
‘Security’ via appeasement
Pakistan is at war with itself on many fronts. It is not only a battle for its soul but also for its very existence. But the battle is already half…
Dubious assumptions
For some reason that only a team of historians and social scientists may fathom, our public discourse is, and has been, influenced more by dubious assumptions than facts. This is…
The general’s dream
In an informal meeting with a group of senior journalists, Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani insisted, “The army does not have any intention of derailing the…
A colourful medley
Those dreading chaos and confusion in the wake of Pakistan`s upcoming elections should take heart: Italy is vivid proof that going to the polls can be a messy exercise, prompting…
Dual nationality
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is engaged in drafting and seeking approval where required, of a set of rules for prospective candidates, some based on court decisions, for the…
Change in the air
Writing in The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli says: “The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.” The insights of this great…
The Punjab factor
The persistent structural flaws in information processing and coordination among intelligence and law-enforcement agencies were once again exposed during the Supreme Court suo motu hearing of the Hazara killings. The…
