LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday granted post-arrest bail to Mumtaz Sindhi. He is accused of attacking the participants of a candle-lit vigil held on January 4 at Liberty Chowk to mark the fourth death anniversary of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer.A bench, consisting of Justice Muhammad Anwaarul Haq and Justice […]
Archives for August 2015
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over hate campaign
ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry on Wednesday summoned Afghan Ambassador Janan Mosazai to record protest against anti-Pakistan propaganda. Chaudhry stressed that allegations undercut mutual confidence and affect the environment of bilateral relations that both countries had been working hard to improve. Pakistan has been acting with maximum restraint and avoiding any blame-game, a statement from […]
Indian envoy summoned for fourth time in a week
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner to lodge a protest against unprovoked ceasefire violations by Indian security forces in Harpal Sector. A Pakistani civilian, Muhammad Sharif, was killed due to the Indian firing, a Foreign Office statement read. Indian security forces also resorted to unprovoked firing in Jandrot, Nikhial and Karela […]
Life and legacy of General Hamid Gul
Lieutenant General (retired) Hamid Gul passed away last weekend. He was perhaps the most vocal jihadist general after his former boss General Muhammad Ziaul Haq, with whom he shared his zealotry and now the month of death. Both were equally verbose and fanatical but General Gul’s boisterous bravado contrasted sharply with General Ziaul Haq’s sly […]
Think the unthinkable: Sanders versus Trump
Is it unthinkable that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump could win their parties’ nominations for president? In writing about the possibility of thermonuclear war, the iconic Cold War strategist Herman Kahn challenged his readers to “think the unthinkable”. In writing about politics, here is another “unthinkable” proposition to ponder.Suppose Democrats reject Hillary Clinton or Hillary […]
Reham blackballed
Ever since Reham Khan got married to Imran Khan, she has constantly been in the public eye. Some of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) members have had reservations about her marriage to their leader. As Reham was actively involved in the campaigning for the NA-19 and NA-246, some factions of the party blame her for the […]
Traffic misery
An announcement made by the City Traffic Police Lahore regarding the launch of a massive crackdown from September 1 on underage drivers can only be welcomed. In Lahore, roads are choked with traffic due to the presence of hundreds of bikes and cars. The city has been facing a traffic mess since long and the […]
Godil attacked
Four attackers on two motorcycles ambushed and critically wounded Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) MNA Abdul Rashid Godil in Karachi on the morning of August 18. His driver was killed in the attack whereas his wife remained mercifully unharmed. Godil received five bullets from a nine mm pistol that apparently was never before used in any […]
Pakistans leadership
Sir: It is said that we get the leadership we deserve. Pakistan is a living example of conventional wisdom. Our government has proved itself the biggest failure in terms of administration, politics, social sectors and above all disaster management. Take, for example, the issue of monsoon floods that have been destroying our crops, villages and […]
Organised corruption
Sir: With reference to media reports about investigations being conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) into organised corruption by the political elite and bureaucracy of this unfortunate country who have transferred billions abroad and bought expensive properties in Dubai, which cannot be justified either by their tax declarations or known sources of legitimate earnings. […]