Action at last
ALTHOUGH General Raheel Sharif stood behind the president and prime minister on the stage at the Pakistan Day march-past, nobody had any doubt about who was really in charge. Since…
Insecurities and ghettoisation
THE continuing trend of people being killed in Pakistan by infuriated mobs reveals that there is some serious problem with our society and social behaviour. Lynching can neither be allowed…
Haunted by new relationships
Islamabad has for the first time shared evidence with the United States of America about its accusations that India has been supporting terrorism in Pakistan. According to information revealed during…
No room for rational discourse
THE way Sindhi nationalists reacted to the assassination of the JUI-F Sindh leader Dr Khalid Soomro left many wondering how in these times of an ever-widening religious-secular divide in Pakistan…
Militants’ fundraising streams
THE month of Ramazan is one of the seasons which militants use to secure their yearly finances. While extremist and militant groups are set to raise funds during the holy…
Madressahs and cash
The recently unveiled National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism is an important document. Important, because for the first time the government has created a comprehensive document detailing exactly what needs…
Privatised welfare
Among the many casualties of the propaganda war that continues to play out on our TV screens in the name of ‘revolution’ and ‘azadi’ is a meaningful countrywide debate over…
Militants: the good and the bad
While we continue to talk about corruption and allegations of poll rigging, the two things that have floated their way to the top of our national agenda, the fact is…
Fixing a conventional problem
THE free and unchecked activities of welfare or charity wings of banned organisations in the camps set up for the internally displaced from North Waziristan are once again in the…
Fighting extremism
Pakistan is witnessing an increase in fanaticism. Ever since the 2013 electoral victory of the right-wing Muslim League and Pakistan Tehreek-Insaaf, right-wing ideas are more popular. Banned terrorists networks are…
