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Rapacious Rulers

Rapacious rulers

The ruling classes of Pakistan-militro-judicial-civil complex, businessmen-turned-politicians and absentee land owners-are responsible for pushing the country into a terrible mess. Their lust for money, control of resources and spending of…

Rulers On Trial – I

Rulers on trial – I

n the wake of pronouncement on December 9, 2016 of five-member bench of Supreme Court (SC) that fresh proceedings before a new bench in Panama case against the Prime Minister…

Rulers unlimited

Today, in sending the less unpopular to the White House, the American voters will also be reminding us, if a reminder was needed, that when America sneezes the rest of…

Rulers unlimited

Today, in sending the less unpopular to the White House, the American voters will also be reminding us, if a reminder was needed, that when America sneezes the rest of…

Viewpoint: Payback Time For The Rulers?

Viewpoint: Payback time for the rulers?

Pretending that the Panama leaks scandal has nothing to do with him and the opposition is out to get him for no reason except power lust, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif…

Afghan Rulers In The Dock

Afghan rulers in the dock

Afghanistan has been a theatre of war for the last 35 years. In 1979, the then Soviet Union invaded the country. After the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, Afghanistan passed through…

Towards A Quasi Military-civilian Regime

Towards a quasi military-civilian regime

he prime minister is embroiled in a crisis every other day as real power slips away from him and shifts to a powerful and consistent space-grabber. Are we witnessing a…

Military March

Military march

A British politician, Enoch Powell, once remarked that all political careers end in failure. Richard Nixon may have reached the White House but later, as he looked back on his…

Vietnam Builds Military Muscle To Face China

Vietnam Builds Military Muscle To Face China

Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernisation drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the Vietnam War. The ruling Communist…

Viewpoint: Whither The Rule Of Law?

Viewpoint: Whither the rule of law?

Last week, Ehtesab bench of the Islamabad High Court exonerated former president and PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari in the infamous SGS and Cotecna corruption references, drawing sarcastic remarks from…