Glamorising experience, misunderstanding history
“I see that you haven’t changed a bit in these last four years and more, captain,” said Nikolay Vsevolodovich... “It seems in fact as though the second half of a…
Romania battles drug abuse in prisons
A group of 25 young members of the Jaliva prison choir sing in chorus: "I would rather love than be loved. I would rather give than receive. I would rather…
Global offshore money maze
All responsible governments in recent years have shown commitment to retrieving looted money by their citizens, but in Pakistan the PPP-led government during its five-year-tenure (2008-2013) acted as the main…
After the rain, the storm: Hollande lashed by scandal
It never rains but it pours for beleaguered French President Francois Hollande, who has been blindsided by a political crisis whilst grappling with a deep economic and social malaise. The…
In search of true representation
On June 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its judgement in the case of Workers' Party Pakistan through Akhtar Hussain, Advocate, General Secretary and 6 others v Federation…
Drug giants slug it out in the ‘world’s pharmacy’
Global drug giants have been fighting to defend their inventions in Indian courts, a battle that could cut supplies of affordable, essential drugs for millions of poor people and impact…
Second ‘Shareholder Spring’ unlikely to bloom in Europe
While politicians and public have fulminated against lottery-sized pay awards in Europe's boardrooms, fund firms, which wield the real power, are less concerned by such excesses and unlikely to use…
Monopoly on wisdom
The recent book by a former chief of the general staff of the Pakistan Army has only added to what was generally known in informed circles, and once again there…
The roots of terrorism
A Cursory analysis of the Stary Global Terrorism Database reveals that over the past decade, Pakistan has had the highest number of terrorismrelated deaths in the world. In fact, the…
Between peril and promise
What is the state of Pakistan`s economy? Or, perhaps of greater relevance, the broader state of the `union`? Each year, the highly-regarded and widely followed annual report of the State…
