Qingdao: what’s in it for us?
All eyes are on Eastern China’s coastal city Qingdao, which will host the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 9 and June 10. This is the…
Dangerous games, dangerous implications
In hindsight, the Faizabad dharna seems to have been a successful rehearsal and a prelude to the storm that is now being built to derail a lacklustre democratic transition. This…
Can Pakistan make history?
There are two competing visions that are vying for Pakistan. One of these involves spreading chaos and instability in Pakistan, and has been championed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan and…
Another year
It is a new year. As is the wont, there is great interest in knowing how this will turn out to be for a country that has become predictable only…
The technocratic mantra
The fatigue associated with the political process in the country has surfaced among a few so-called experts and technocrats who have served dictators in the past. A picture of the…
Demand and supply
The PML-N contested the 2013 elections on the slogan of ‘Roshan Pakistan’ amid the worst loadshedding in the country. It was believed that the PPP suffered in the elections due…
War games
Imran Khan and the PTI didn’t win the 2013 elections but they sure did rock the boat, winning plenty of seats in the National Assembly, taking one province, and even…
Why the Reko Diq ‘deal’ is illegal
“I will not sell a stone of Balochistan; Reko Diq is something very big”. This is what Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, chief minister of Balochistan told an overcrowded press conference…
Who rules over what?
If one were to believe opposition politicians, at least three provincial governments in Pakistan are being run via remote-control by powerful party leaders rather than their respective chief ministers. To…
Keep the baby
On top of the charter of demands put forward by the PTI is the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan with a view to shoring up its independence. No…
