Kashmir talks: a legal obligation
The prime minister’s recent statement offering an unconditional dialogue with India is a positive political move to decrease the escalating tension between India and Pakistan. However, there is also an…
Few and many
Many people in Pakistan, seething at Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US, are rightly upset. In the same vein, those few who point out similar discriminatory…
Singing, Dancing For Votes: ‘Pop Politics’ Burst Into Spain Elections
The arrival of new parties with young, connected leaders has thrown Spain's election campaign into rock 'n' roll mode as voters better used to staid politics discover their candidates singing…
Poor governance
It may be difficult to describe a model of an efficient government. Here the discussion is not about kleptocrats and those whose avowed or hidden motive is to enrich themselves…
APS tragedy: forever etched
One year on, the horror of the Army Public School tragedy in Peshawar continues to haunt our conscience. Terror atrocities have killed thousands of people in this country and yet…
Asia’s fragile heart
The Heart of Asia conference brought the only good news in months to a Pakistan hunkering down to critical fights, yet still faced with a soft power deficit at home…
Diminishing returns
Following the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s rout in the Karachi polls, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the party had been successful in creating a nucleus of support at the grass-roots level. Imran…
The writing on the wall
As more cases of mega corruption surface- a daily affair now- the PML-N regime feels more uncertain about its continuation in power but, instead of showing signs of support for…
VIEW POINT: The state of democracy
Should we be worried about the state of democracy in this country? The answer is yes but reasons vary depending on who is talking. The International Day of Democracy, observed…
Two flawed policies
The Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, continues to come under considerable criticism from all sources, including the business community - the PML-N's critical political support base - and post 2015-16 budget…
