INTERVIEW: Shafqat Mahmood
‘The fight will go on’
And domestic priorities will dictate foreign policy
What does the PTI really hope to achieve from its new Supreme Court initiative?...
How to avoid blasphemy in Pakistan
It isn’t particularly easy, but the following tips might prove to be helpful
What a torrid couple of weeks it’s been for anyone who has...
Pakistani Christians urge the mullahs to accuse the entire community of blasphemy in one...
Our Blasphemy Correspondent
Lahore: A group of Pakistani Christian protestors demonstrated in front of Lahore Press Club on Friday. They urged the mullahs to accuse...
Movie Review: Arranged
Choosing to live by faith in a faithless world
While the idea of an arranged marriage sounds backward and outdated in the modern world, the...
The moral collapse
A burden of unbearable pain and grief
“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course...
Shuffling or wriggling?
Why N’s having to do what he’s doing
Why does Nawaz need the cabinet shuffle, really? Rearranging it means the arrangement didn’t work, which sort...
The government, the parliament and the people
The tale of the N-league’s third time in power – so far
When Tahirul Qadri and Ch Shujaat Hussain met in London towards the end...
Government trying to solidify its power base
Reshuffling or changing faces?
In a series of events revolving around the dharna scene, Pakistan has witnessed the deadliest of political strategies and the failing...
INTERVIEW: AITZAZ AHSAN
‘The government is paralysed’
It will limp along to the next general election
It’s a good time to interview Aitzaz Ahsan. It was for a reason...
Happy Things in Sorrow Times: A review
Tehmina Durrani’s protagonist rejects the fate of children of war, who did not get ‘another chance’ like her and had no choice in their...
White Lies
Many cricketing terms seem to have made their way into political jargon, thanks to the kaptaan. Much was made out of the talk of...
Why Bilawal will be the next prime minister
There are a gazillion reasons, but here are just a few of them
It has become a fashion to criticise the few rays of hope...
Imran Khan changes Facebook status from ‘In a relationship’ to ‘Single’ after Tahirul Qadri...
Our Special Correspondent
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has changed his Facebook status from ‘In a relationship’ to ‘Single’ after Pakistan Awami Tehreek...
While the country implodes
The emperor has no clothes
At a certain level it seems the country is imploding from within. In a single day in one provincial capital...
Trading dead bodies and dreams
Politics that lives by those who are gone
“When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”
William Shakespeare,...
Reading the tea leaves
Another jolt to the system may not be far off
The end of Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s sit-in has removed much of the tension that had...
Post-pack up: cult aspires to become political party
Qadri flees the ‘revolutionary’ scene again
Qadri’s ‘safe exit’ strategy barely surprised Pakistan this time, keeping in view that he has a history of abandoning...
