Not nabbed yet
First, the good news: at least no one lost their minds. There’s been no crisis. No mutants crawling out of the woodwork. Nobody thinks the government is about to fall.…
A trip to forget
DID the extension just become a little less likely? All week, you could sense something wasn’t quite right. Last year, DC was in love with Raheel. They grabbed his hand,…
A welcome thaw
Baloch leader Brahmdagh Bugti’s statement, expressing readiness for talks, was a welcome development which was greeted by everyone wanting an end to the nearly decade-long bloodshed in the province. While…
Petulant PML-N
HERE are several variations to it. Forgive and forget. That’s usually impossible. Forgive, but never forget. That takes assuredness. And then there’s the PML-N: don’t forgive, but pretend to forget.…
Karachi to Kabul
A blow to the solar plexus and some wretched hope for the mind — it’s been one of those weeks in Pakistan. So let’s jump right in. First, Karachi. Much…
Political theatrics
Speaking at a press conference on January 3, Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan said that the proposal to set up military courts for speedy trial of terrorists, which parliament formally…
New Nawaz
WELL, at least now we know: he’ll take dictation. Nawaz I-won’t-take-dictation Sharif is dead, but what about this new fella? Post-Peshawar, now into a third calendar year of his third…
A day revisited
For many of us, March 23 brings back the fondest memories of childhood. Every year, on this day, as soon as I could haul myself out of bed, I would…
The Senate verdict
A vigilant media was the major reason behind a push to stop large-scale buying and selling of votes in the elections to the Senate. Though money did change hands, and…
Solution is known…the words fail us
We are transfixed by the symptoms: power cuts, gas shortage, petrol crisis. We are not getting the measure of the underlying crisis, the true problem: this is a clueless and…
