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New Power Balance

New power balance

The months-long suspense was broken last week by the not-so-surprising choice of a dark horse as the country’s new army chief. It was Nawaz Sharif’s way of playing safe and…

The Spin-off Of The Iran Nuclear Deal

The spin-off of the Iran nuclear deal

The interim nuclear deal agreed between Iran and the P5+1 in Geneva a week ago has the potential to become a watershed of historic proportions. It could end not only…

A Safe Exit For Musharraf?

A safe exit for Musharraf?

With the grant of bail to Musharraf on November 4 in the Lal Masjid case, the former military dictator is again a free man after six months of detention at…

The Enigma Of Inflation

The enigma of inflation

Double-digit inflation has become a norm over the last 10-12 years. By now, people’s inflationary expectations have hardened and they believe that prices will continue to rise at a fast…

Iran’s Deal

Iran’s deal

An interim six-month deal between GP5 (representing United Nations Security Council's permanent members namely the US, Britain, France, China and Russia) Plus one (Germany) and Iran was struck in the…

Of US Strategic Allies

Of US strategic allies

The proposer of the phrase "power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely" thought corruption was the gravest sin; what he overlooked though, was that corruption (gift of power) is the off-shoot…

Industry, Academia Collaboration

Industry, academia collaboration

The Pakistan Electric Fan Manufacturers Association (PEFMA) is the sole representative trade body of all electric fan manufacturers, assemblers and associated vendor industry across Pakistan. The trade body was founded…

Terms Of Engagement

Terms of engagement

WHEN a US drone killed Taliban leader Hakeemullah Mehsud, Pakistan`s interior minister proclaimed it had killed the chances of negotiating peace with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). In fact, Pakistani reactions…

Magic` And Reality

Magic` and reality

BEFORE his death in a US drone strike, the Pakistani Taliban chief Hakeemullah Mehsud had started to feel better thanks to the `spiritual` healing at the hands of an Arab…

Thoughts Of A Mere Bystander

Thoughts of a mere bystander

My article, ‘The Hamlet in Nawaz Sharif,’ carried by this paper on October 20 has provoked stern reaction. In Pakistan two columnists, Irfan Husain and Masood Hasan, both prolific writers,…