‘Yes, I voted. Here’s why’
ON Feb 8 many millions stayed home, convinced that the national elections were rigged. They cannot be blamed because the signs were clear and obvious. But in 2018, when the […]
Imran Khan’s resurrection
LIBERAL commentators, once maligned by Imran Khan as “liberal scum” and “bloody liberals”, have nevertheless been fair-minded and have rightly criticised the Feb 8 elections as heavily managed. They are […]
QAU — university or jail?
IN much of the world, universities thrum with the energy of social change. A physical environment that fosters learning and exploration is why meticulous attention is paid to aesthetics together […]
Pakistan’s Donald Trump — II
IN September 2015, Dawn carried my op-ed article, “Pakistan’s Donald Trump”. This was 16 months before Trump became president of the United States and about three years before Imran Khan became prime minister of […]
The ‘honest’ captain myth
WITH the no-confidence motion to be voted upon today (Saturday) by a parliament restored on the Supreme Court’s order, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stint in power could be over by midday. […]
Yearning for the Miracle Man
PEOPLE across the world hunger for political leaders who can do miracles but Pakistanis are hungrier than most. Although the country’s founders gave it the two-nation theory, they provided no […]
Pakistan badly needs a rudder
WITH economic meltdown around the corner and the dollar over the roof, panic is all around. If successful, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail’s IMF negotiations in Doha may push ahead the day of reckoning […]
Bigger military role — why?
AFTER the PTI-army ‘same-page’ relationship turned into a raging and ugly divorce, one expected some reluctance from Shahbaz Sharif’s PML-N government in contracting yet another fishy civil-military cohabitation arrangement. Instead, last […]
Israel’s secret weapon
IS it some international conspiracy — or perhaps a secret weapon — that allows Israel to lord over the Middle East? How did a country of nine million — between […]
Don’t negotiate with TTP
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has authorised the military leadership to hold talks with the newly energised Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, a group that has mercilessly butchered tens of thousands of Pakistani civilians and soldiers. This […]