Refugees: flaws in EU governance
One doesn’t have to be an opponent of the European project to agree with eurosceptics that today’s EU has evolved into something that is in dire need of fundamental reform…
Beyond error of judgement
Retired general and former MNA Abdul Majeed Malik is in the limelight for his recently published autobiography. Malik was one of the generals who were superseded when Ziaul Haq was…
Encounters with abroad
Vindicated by the report of the judicial commission, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif now sees the opportunity for a new beginning. But what will have to end in Pakistan’s politics before…
A post-Zia Pakistan?
Influential leaders continue shaping national fate posthumously through concrete legacies. Viewed so, unfortunately Gen Ziaul Haq arguably emerges as Pakistan’s most influential leader ever, whose legacies still haunt Pakistan decades…
Source of black money
The same day that this writer’s column on black money was printed (Feb 17), this newspaper carried a report which claimed that Pakistanis had invested Rs430 billion during the last…
Obama’s counterterrorism
One may not agree with the vicious attack launched by right-wing Republicans on US President Barack Obama on his stance on violent extremism. But the White House summit last week…
Shattered dreams
A Few years ago, when the army operation took place in Swat and many families were displaced, I went to Baldia in Karachi to meet some of them. There I…
Introspection everyone?
IS it enough to feel pangs of shame for the manner in which we treat the vulnerable in our society or heap scorn on the rulers to absolve ourselves? The…
The IMF review: favourable or not!
Pakistan will have the next tranche released under the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and that reflects the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) continued engagement (in contrast to complete…
Politics in Pakistan
Politics is about never acknowledging serious mistakes and Pakistani politicians have displayed this tendency like their counterparts in the rest of the world. However while in the West politicians' focus…
