Another war begins
What follows may make Zarb-e-azb look easy
“I will believe it’s a comprehensive operation if I see the authorities arrest heads of militant organisations in...
Jumping to centre-left
Pakistan’s war doesn’t end with Zarb-e-Azb
For the last three decades or so Pakistan’s narrative has lived under strict watch of the centre-right. Extremism and...
Three sources of extremism in Pakistan
The military operation is important, but extremism runs deep in the national psyche, and will take more than bombs and bullets to counter
While the...
The general explains the game-plan
INTERVIEW: Lt Gen (R) Hamid Gul
Who would know better than a prodigy of the Deep State?
Chess-like calculations of cause-and-effect were central to the Soviet...
White Lies
The incumbent premier’s diet is the subject of a national fascination. There is a “He eats food! The ANIMAL!” indignation about his dietary habits...
Yahan thookna mana hai*
Pakistan and its complicated relationship with reverse psychology
More than two dozen people perished on the Karachi beach this Eid. Many underestimated the strength of...
9 things that make Eid special
A list of top nine things that make Eid absolutely unforgettable for most of us
You are reading this piece on the sixth day of...
Of Media and Media Laws in Pakistan
Yasmeen Aftab Ali lays bare what ails Pakistan’s media and its laws
Yasmeen Aftab Ali is an acclaimed political writer contributing regularly to different local...
Pakistan condemns Israel’s aggression in Gujranwala
Gujranwala/Lahore
Our Special Correspondent
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has strongly condemned Israel’s aggression in Gujranwala that resulted in three deaths last Sunday. The Foreign Office...
The worsening power crisis
The case of increasing shortfall in the absence of an effective energy policy
The genie of load shedding is out of the bottle once again....
Load shedding and the Pakistani professional
The long and short of it
The Nandipur Power Plant debacle is the last nail in the coffin that holds any hope that Pakistan will...
Power, prayers and rain
This business involves a lot of politics
What makes 16 hours without electricity in a day even more disturbing? Your country’s power minister having 23...
The tale of a citizen innovator
Rubina Kouser came across Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) at a Roadshow at IBA designed to promote its National Innovation Grand Challenge (NIGC) just under...
The visible foreign minister
Interview: Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
Diplomacy is a protocol conscious world
Whatever one’s views about the Musharraf era, Pakistan was quite the rage in those times, especially...
The man behind it all
Interview
Steve More is the force behind the success of a recent movie Tamanna
With the revival of Pakistani cinema back in place a lot of...
