Writing on the wall
Even a cursory analysis of the three Nawaz Sharif sackings as PM reveals one constant sordid fact: his incurring penchant to listen to a bunch of "unelectable advisors" who constantly…
Comey’s book and Pakistan’s leaders
James Brien Comey Jr. served as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for four years till fired by President Donald Trump on May 9, 2017. Trump initially claimed…
What women want?
Apart from Imran Khan, that is! Or George Clooney. Most women are smitten by IK, except the two Maryams (Aurangzeb and Nawaz). Women now comprehend him as a great reformer…
Imran’s Hamletian dilemma
There surely was a touch of magic in what transpired on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. There they were, 64 of them standing to be counted as…
Opposition’s feet of clay
For almost a year, our revolutionary government was strutting like a rooster, mesmerised by the beauty of its own red crown, colourful feathers and that trumpet voice that could magically…
Politics of generational change
Never before had we seen such an exceptional send off to prison by party enthusiasts than the way former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sent this week with love to…
In defence of politicians
PARLIAMENT these days is mostly about ugly noises. The government cannot get enough of calling those on the opposition benches ‘chor’ and ‘daku’ while the opposition too has ratcheted up…
Here we go again
WHILE round whatever-this-is-supposed-to-be plays out and the ducks are lined up or not and would-be saviours make an unsavoury mess of things and everything gets gummed up or not and…
Fatima Jinnah: An enduring legacy
Over the decades a good deal has been written on. Fatima Jinnah's contribution to national politics. The focus of most writings on and about her are almost exclusively on how…
Across the board
Accountability has always been selective in Pakistan, launched mostly by undemocratic forces to coerce politicians into supporting the policies of autocratic leaders. Those who refused to toe the lines of…
