Badaber and déjà vu
Why does Pakistan’s history of terror attacks keep repeating itself?
The September 18 attack on Badaber seemed like déjà vu from start to finish. Once...
After the attack
What does the public think?
On September 18, militants stormed a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base near Peshawar. In the ensuring attack over 42 people,...
Another rude awakening
Airbase tragedy fallout
Mark Tonerc, the spokesperson of the US State Department, was correct when he termed the recent attack on PAF airbase at Peshawer...
Pak-Afghan relations
Address issues, forget blame game
The terrorist attack on Badaber air base has brought into focus both the internal and external dimensions of the war...
INTERVIEW: Dr Farid A Malik — The coal story
The sad road from energy-surplus to energy-deficient
Pakistan’s energy story is pretty much like Pakistan’s story itself; born of little, grown to prominence, and then...
The unending gyre
Muhammad Asim Butt has lately emerged on the literary horizon as a talented novelist, an accomplished short story writer, and a competent translator. His...
Dilemma of Pakistan’s cinema business
Local films vs foreign films
The Bollywood film Bajrangi Bhaijaan which was released this year on Eidul Fitr was cleared by Pakistan’s censor board for...
Local banker’s eight-month-old son showing excellent third-quarter results
Karachi – Our Finance Correspondent: Shahwez Hassan, the eight-month-5-day-old son of Tariq Hassan, a local corporate banker, is already showing good results in the...
Imran Khan denies rumours of being married to Reham Khan
Islamabad – Our U-turn Khan Correspondent: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has quashed rumours of his divorce from former political talk show anchor...
Aleem Khan not involved in qabza groups, says man with gun to his head
Lahore – Our Land Mafia Correspondent: Haider Azhar, a resident of Dharampura, Lahore, said at a press conference that PTI ticket holder for NA-122...
Fear of accountability
Who is hunting for whom?
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of...
Selective justice and victimisation
Long tale carrying a short message
Accountability for everyone is a truism no one can easily object to. But putting that truism into practice is...
Holding the army accountable
Is the civilian government competent enough for the task?
Pakistan’s political fabric is tarnished by repeated instances and accusations of corruption. The ideals of transparency...
Imran Khan’s invitation to Rangers
Implications for democracy
Theoretically speaking, the best thing that could have happened to the democratic project in the country was the signing of ‘The Charter...
‘Who watches the watchmen?’
Political leadership and the quest for justice
The Oxford dictionary defines “accountability” as “the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility”. It is often used...
INTERVIEW: ‘Only people and media can force accountability now’ –Dr Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Necessary institutions are in place, just not used right
Accountability is the latest breaking news in mainstream politics. On the surface it stems from the...
Manto shakes up cinema
Kaun hai yeh gustakh!
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's movie opens with a shot of someone getting shock therapy and screaming through it as Javed Bashir's voice...
