Not in the name of religion
At a meeting on Monday, the Senate's Special Committee on Election Issues took exception to the ECP's inclusion in its new Code of Conduct the guideline that candidates cannot seek…
Remembering March 9, 2007
March 9, 2007 was, undoubtedly, a tragic day in our history - it was not mere barring the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) from performing his duties on filing of…
Boston bombs: No 100 percent safety in sport
The Boston Marathon bombs are a gruesome reminder that there will never be 100 per cent safety and security for fans, officials and participants at sports events. From the Munich…
Let slip the dogmas of war
Writing in Le Monde Diplomatique a year or so ago, a few months after Kim Jong-il’s demise, Bruce Cumings recalled an encounter with a Soviet diplomat in Pyongyang in 1981,…
Spotlight: Tackling terrorism? The civilian side hibernated throughout its 5-year rule! Elections: many a slip…!
It is not the intention to paint a pessimistic picture of the prospects of fair and free elections taking place in relative peace but only to make the point that…
Capitulation
Taliban, two; politicians, zero. Not a bad start to the year if you`re an anti-state militant. You`ve drawn the enemy`s blood repeatedly and yet somehow turned its attention towards peace…
Viewpoint: Qadri, Qadeer And The Media
Tahirul Qadri who flew in from his home in Canada with the stated objective of saving this state from politicians and the unstated aim of derailing the democratic system by…
Illusions of peace
A brave woman by the name of Rehana Haleem, the sister of one of the men involved in the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, spoke up during a CNN interview last…
Harsh lessons from regime change
Although the event went largely unreported in Pakistan and elsewhere, a Coptic church was burned down in the Libyan city of Benghazi on March 4. Earlier, there was an assassination…
The fatal disorder
`If Pakistan is to develop as a democratic and progressive state, sectarian activities must be put down with firmness; otherwise Pakistan will become a mediaeval and reactionary state.` Punjab DIG,…
