Some basics — and how they affect the weather
Who will take note of the targeted killings in Karachi? Not, for obvious reasons, the dominant political group there, with its unique talent for looking at things through doctored eyes.…
Strategic surrender
Every time there is a political crisis, civil society activists in Karachi become conflicted over ‘strategy’. Which political force best represents their liberal, progressive cause? The regrouping of progressives, to…
Fond farewell, and more
Zulfiqar Ali Mirza, the outgoing Sindh home minister, says that extortion and targeted killings will end in Karachi after he leaves, as these were “orchestrated” for his removal from the…
What about police security?
A relative peace prevails in Karachi these days, with sporadic (rather than incessant) incidents of targeted killings peppering the headlines. But those familiar with the city’s dynamics know that the…
Retrospective tariff hikes
Last week, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) authorised Karachi Electric Supply Corp (KESC) to increase its power tariffs retrospectively, the first part of that tariff rise being back-dated to…
Few lessons learnt
IF televised coverage of last week’s assault on Karachi’s PNS Mehran airbase is anything to go by, it would seem that the industry still has lessons to learn in terms…
A system with merit
Although the situation is just as bad in Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar, the national debate is currently focusing on Karachi’s law-and-order issues. Politics aside — and there is a surfeit…
Roots of terrorism
The assault by terrorists on a naval aviation base in Karachi has once again demonstrated the extent of the roots of terrorism in the country. Even if the attackers did…
The reach of literature
In the last week, Karachi was treated to a riot of literary activities. Liberty Books started things off with its Big Book Fair at the new location in Defence’s Phase…
Birthday blues
Pakistan`s 65th Independence Day was celebrated amidst what appears to be greater angst and self-introspection than before. A confluence of factors a moribund economy, the energy crisis, the deteriorating situation…
