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Civilian and military leadership on the same page, finally? And the naysayers like Imran Khan too?   Arif Nizami “Pakistan: the country where even the martyred dead...

There is no politics without the ambition for power. The competing interests work for gaining and sustaining political power and endeavour to deny this...

Notwithstanding the assessment and adverse reaction of its detractors, the MQM made a mark by holding an impressive show in Lahore on Sunday as it ventured into mainstream politics. The success came after a hectic effort by its top leadership which spent the last two weeks addressing corner meetings across the city and interacting with a cross-section of society in a bid to garner support and mobilise the crowd for its first public meeting in Punjab.
Mr Altaf Hussain's address to

Whenever the body of a shaheed is found from the Gayari sector, it raises the hopes of scores of families who are still waiting...

Good generals, it is said, do not die but fade away silently into oblivion. Not the way to go for Admiral Mike Mullen. In...

  Pakistan has the worst animal extinction rate within the world. Habitual loss, environmental degradation, illegal trade and climate changes are among the most alarming...

Not yet a final chapter Amid one of the most turbulent times in the history of Pakistan, with uncertainty in both politics and economics,...

Facing a dilemma There was initially a widespread perception that Mustafa Kamal had only a limited aim. He had returned to Pakistan to expose and...

Why should the religious brigade be above the law?   All those catchphrases: ‘Quit India,’ ‘Bremain or Brexit?’ ‘Make America great again,’ And here in Pakistan...

How does one cook up a revolution? The support of the establishment is a good start, the illusion of “change” another good ingredient, a...

Another power price-hike has recommended Rs 3 per unit to be increased. Only a few days back, PM was assured by his team that...

It is impossible nowadays to catch a glimpse of the news - whether written or broadcast - and not be assaulted by the latest in world violence. An assassination here, a robbery there, a war everywhere - news of death and destruction is what constitutes news at all in the world today. And what with Twitter and Facebook and all the gadgets in hand that have made reporters of all and sundry, the bad news travels fast and it travels wide.
Is the world becoming more violent or is more

Anybody thinking about climate change? Pakistan has had the misfortune of being created at the time when the world had just experienced World War...

Action must, but nothing rash   People all over Pakistan are in a shock over Peshawar killings. Many are extremely angry and want immediate retribution. The...

All secular forces should join in the fight against communalism     I was happy when Kashmir was not the election issue till two-thirds of the country...