A tale of kidnapping
Shahbaz Taseer’s kidnapping in August 2011 and recovery about four and a half years later on March 8 provide us with a few insights that are worth recalling. First, there…
The possibility of change
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor. With the PTI having vividly demonstrated it has no intention – and possibly no ability – of ushering…
PML-N’s bad-maza (tasteless) government
Islamabad diary Sindh’s strongman, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, and the army chief, Gen Raheel Sharif, have one thing in common. Every other day the Sindh CM has to be in…
Three opportunities
A culture of constant lamentations about how bad things are for Pakistan has negative consequences on a number of fronts. One possible area of damage is our collective national ability…
Without undue delay
On July 22, the Supreme Court admitted Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code. The court’s decision to…
Damage control
Last Wednesday, Nawaz Sharif sent Shahbaz as his special envoy to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to defuse the crisis in Pakistan-Saudi relations arising from Islamabad’s inability to join the…
Into the vortex?
Remember those 1.5 billion dollars that were given to us by our Saudi friends (not masters) just about a year ago? Talented samdhi and finance minister Ishaq Dar had told…
An indomitable man
This is the fourth and last part on that great patriot, the late Ghulam Ishaq Khan, to whom this country owes much. Before writing about the unpleasant events of the…
Autumn in Punjab and the plains
Is there a more bewitching time of year than this? While the afternoon sun can still be slightly warm – it won’t do to stand in the sun – the…
Can Bilawal fix Pakistan?
Pakistan is facing serious problems - from militancy to a stagnating economy to political instability resulting from spectacular bad governance. It is against this backdrop of turmoil that Bilawal Bhutto…
