Memoirs of a bureaucrat
The narrative seeks to cover the author’s experiences under the changing structures of civilian and military governments inexorably affecting political and administrative institutions and...
The spells of life
Ali Smith's prose is wrought with so much dreaming, it positively sings with disarming, meticulous joy. In turn her reader is transformed, utterly, in...
PPP somehow manages to lose internal party elections in Punjab
Lahore – Our Political Correspondent: In a surprising political development, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has even lost its internal party elections in the...
MQM’s strike-call leads to complete shutter down at Nine Zero
Karachi – Our Bhai Correspondent: The call of the MQM to the citizens of Karachi to observe a strike in the wake of the...
KP cabinet session held in Jehangir Tareen’s kitchen
Peshawar – Our PTI Correspondent: An emergency session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet was held recently at the residence of PTI leader Jehangir Khan...
Our brand of democracy
All fingers point at N League
The prospects of democracy seem dwindling in Pakistan. One feels like asking the question the Joker was very fond...
Government in Catch-22
Is capitulation the best answer?
We normally criticise our civilian rulers for giving in to army’s pressures and compromising civilian powers at the altar of...
Good progress, bad governance
Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back
There is little doubt that if true democracy is an island in the middle...
Napping over the NAP
Why the government is dragging its feet?
Nine months since the political and military leadership drew consensus over the 20-point National Action Plan (NAP), its...
Taming Pakistan’s madrassas?
A tall order
From the very beginning, the manner in which the ruling party has handled the National Action Plan (NAP) has become an example...
INTERVIEW: ‘Democracy can be strengthened by good and honest governance’ –Aitzaz Ahsan
A corrupt government cannot restrain other institutions from encroaching over its territory
Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan is a well respected barrister, veteran activist-politician, constitutional theorist and...
Illusions of a ‘good life’
Those who eventually made it to Italy and UK experienced a life quite opposite to their “great expectations”
The centrality of home in our lives...
Manto would make Sarmad immortal
Though the movie could have been better
He is the most controversial and acclaimed short story writer of Urdu literature. He was tried in court...
Lahnga Mandi
Lahore’s musical instrument bazaar
While eating at Fort Road Food Street (Lahore) one can walk to the dreamy narrow streets of the nearby areas inside...
Nation thanks Raheel Sharif for lovely September weather
Islamabad - Our Weather Reporter: The nation thanked Raheel Sharif on Saturday for the lowering mercury levels to produce quite a pleasant September weather.
“Not...
Local mental gymnast simultaneously believes 9/11 did not happen and that Jews did it
Sep 11 anniversary feature
Lahore - Our Conspiracy Correspondent: On first glance, Fayaz Chaudhry, a local Lahore businessman, does not look any different from any...
12 killed, 40 injured in nation-wide stampede to thank Raheel Sharif
Internet - Our Cyber Correspondent: Tragedy hit across the nation Saturday when 12 people were killed and over 40 were injured across the country...
