No ordinary tragedy
Theatrics without substance are just that: theatrics
If Pakistan were not real, it would have certainly come alive in a masterly work of fiction. The...
‘Politicians create political cartels, form alliances’
An interview with Dr Rasul Bakhsh Rais
Accountability needs systematic changes
Despite having survived a number of political hiccups and strained relations with the brass, Nawaz...
Mountains of hypocrisy
Cultivating a culture of cupidity, corruption and crime
“It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying...
The long hard struggle for empowerment of women
It’ll get worse before it gets any better
Women had to fight hard all over the world to gain equal rights. In 19th century Europe,...
Cesspool of misogyny and patriarchy
No civilisation ascended to great heights by subjugating its women
Pakistan is no heaven for anything of even remote sentience. Especially if you"re a woman.
This...
The state of our women
What has been done, and what must still be done, to liberate Pakistan’s womenfolk
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said in a speech in 1944, "No...
‘There’s no link between madrassas and terrorism’
INTERVIEW: Qari Muhammad Hanif Jalandhari
Wifaq-ul-Madaris makes the case for not interfering with seminaries
Religious seminaries, or madrassas, came back to prime time news after the...
Abida’s unique standpoint
An insider perpetually branded an outsider
Power Failure is Syeda Abida Hussain’s version of Pakistan’s political history. Her words weave and intricate balance between her...
When chickens come home to roost
The gospel of radicalisation is contained in the very preamble to the constitution
“Curses are like young chickens. They always come home to roost.”
Robert Southey
The...
Double whammy for Pakistan
When did they run out of carrots?
America"s relationship with Pakistan makes for a great tragedy. The necessary ingredients were always there: the self-serving motives,...
Need to turn Pakistan into a social security state
Need of the hour
The US-India breakthrough in nuclear technology talks besides, other defence related agreements, has caused anxiety among Pakistan’s military and political leadership....
Obama can bring peace
The US needs a peaceful Asia
Obama has visited India twice in his tenure and this time it was to commemorate the 66th Indian Republic...
The love samosa (triangle)
Friend that still care
As World War I entered its third year, the balance of power was visibly shifting from Europe to America. The warriors...
Frustrating the Chinese dream
Destabilising the region
US President Barack Obama's recent visit to India hit the world headlines for several reasons: Obama’s subtle assurances to Indian premier Narendra...
Indian domestic and foreign policy under Narendra Modi
Interview: Seema Sirohi
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Seema Sirohi is a senior Indian journalist based in Washington, DC, who writes on foreign policy. She received her...
The pigs and the people
Family, criminal mafias, sycophants, donkeys – just about everyone comes before the state
“Comrades”, he cried. “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs...
Political + Judicial Failure = Military Courts
Are the fuel crisis and the possible cancellation of the military courts by the Supreme Court fashioned to immobilise the military in its war...
