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No Plan Of Action

No plan of action

THE wanton terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on Dec 16, 2014, with its chilling images of a bloodbath perpetrated against innocent, defenceless children, left the nation…

The Worst Electoral System

The worst electoral system

At a press conference in Lahore on December 11, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal asked Imran to send his party’s representatives to the parliamentary committee on electoral reforms which was set…

Counter-extremism Templates

Counter-extremism templates

IN a significant and long-awaited response, Pakistan’s political and military leaders have largely been able to develop a consensus on an action plan for countering terrorism. It took them 14…

Lopsided And Indefensible

Lopsided and indefensible

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar came out with separate statements about the economy on November 1, 2014 – both professionally invalid and morally indefensible. The above-mentioned…

NAP’s 20 Points

NAP’s 20 points

On December 24, 2014, PM Nawaz Sharif, in a televised address, announced the National Action Plan (NAP). The PM stated:“We have to act fast and whatever is agreed we have…

Dismantling The Elitist Model

Dismantling the elitist model

THERE are two ways of drawing lessons from the PTI and PAT dharnas and protests. The government may feel it has been so bruised and weakened that it has no…

The Face Value Of Low Interest Rates

The face value of low interest rates

In a rather surprising move the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), while announcing the monetary policy at a press conference last weekend, reduced the interest rate to a…

Shaken But Not Stirred

Shaken but not stirred

Like the prodigal son in the Gospel of Luke (15:11-32) Nawaz Sharif returned to parliament, frightened and nervous. This was because a few thousand agitators led by Imran Khan and…

No Status Quo Ante, Please!

No status quo ante, please!

Every now and then we keep on hearing from higher judiciary echelons that the government must run its affairs according to the Constitution of Pakistan and follow rule of law.…

Menace Of Narco-terrorism

Menace of narco-terrorism

Every survey made since promulgation of Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order, 1979 ["Hadd Order"] shows that this nation has been persistently sinking deeper into narco-terrorism-a term signifying the drug-terror trap.…