The biggest time bomb
Despite the political authorities’ rhetoric and the judiciary’s exertions there is no end to the horrible crime described as enforced disappearances. The heartrending ordeal of the victims of involuntary disappearances…
This week past: of elections and selections
This week past, reports challenging the 11 May election results as well as appointments that would have to be made by the Nawaz Sharif cabinet surfaced - all except one…
The foreign consultant
That all is not right in the kingdom of Pakistan is now apparent. There have been serious allegations about the political system and now the economic system is under clouds.…
Public safety
Having obtained consensus from all the political parties for a dialogue with those terrorists who are misusing religion as a platform, the Sharif government turned its attention to the militant-infested…
East African police set for new ‘shoot to kill’ leeway
In the dark of night, Mathews Awuor was one of a number of residents who rushed to the windows of their homes in Nairobi as the sounds of gunfire was…
Floods and the price of commodities
The floods are upon us again and the rural areas have again taken a hit as the production system has been adversely affected. What is to be done in the…
A pro-democracy wind?
Will the fair wind blowing across our political landscape contribute to the founding and consolidation of democratic conventions? The prospects seem to have brightened. There was good reason to celebrate…
Freedom available!
The government of Punjab has invited comments from the public on its draft ‘Punjab Freedom of Information Act’, which has been approved in principle by the Punjab cabinet. It is…
Pakistan’s Lankan affair
In a meeting with External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris last week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his admiration for Sri Lanka’s “unremitting endeavours for promoting economic independence, human dignity and…
Army isn’t the solution
After five years of PPP's 'democratic' dispensation (over which its co-chairman and Pakistan's sitting president has 'no regrets') the issue reaching the boiling point is the deep-rooted lawlessness all over…
