Outrage of the patriotic brigade
I was aware that my hesitant comments about Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal would ruffle the feathers of the patriotic brigade. But I was expecting something stronger than the limp outpourings…
Banana republics no longer
As the great defenders of state sovereignty continue their TV-friendly holy crusades against foreign domination, the voices that seek to expose the actual working of global structures of domination become…
US retailers tread tight path in shortened holiday race
US retailers have little room for error in the fast-approaching and shortened holiday shopping season, a period that typically generates 30 percent of annual sales. A late Thanksgiving - the…
Misrepresentation and its discontents
The CIA-run drone program in Pakistan has had many defenders in its time, but few, I imagine, with Dr Akbar Zaidi’s credentials. In his cavilling attack on a clique of…
Nawaz’s Afghan expertise
After the PML-N’s convincing victory in the May 11 elections, the party’s spirited foreign policy expert disclosed to a correspondent that the incoming government would review all agreements with Washington…
