The dynamic political scene confirms a fast changing Pakistani societyThe disqualification of Nawaz Sharif through a controversial court verdict was the easier task. Reining in his support and ousting him from the political arena has been altogether tougher. There are f...
Why only politicians?Disqualification season seems to be back. PML-N stalwart Senator Nehal Hashmi has been disqualified for five years by the Supreme Court. Along with this, he has been sentenced to imprisonment for a mo...
The future of Pak-Afghan relationsRecently, the Afghan interior minister, accompanied by the Afghan Spy Master, visited Islamabad on an unscheduled visit, to discuss common security concerns. Not only do we share a long border with Af...
Shackles of ‘learned helplessness’Way back in 2006, Frédéric Grare, visiting scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in his above-quoted paper, predicted continuous suffering of Pakistanis even after returning to...
Judgments should speak, not the judgeI am Manzur Qadir. I am not known to most of you who read what I pen today. I belong to an era when the legal profession was widely acknowledged as noble. A time when judges were kind, patient and for...
Corporal punishmentSir: Recently, some girls in Government Model High School, Turbat were beaten terribly by the principle. The punishment was executed in front of other students. These kinds of incidents take place in...
Fifth generation warfareSir: In the current era, global leaders have forsaken conventional warfare in favour of ‘Fifth generation warfare’. Every state is well aware of the nuclear capabilities of other states. They are cogn...
Kashmiris just struggleSir: Kashmiri people in the Indian occupied valley are continuing their just, unarmed, indigenous struggle to secure their birth right to self-determination in accordance with the UN Security Council...
Women’s educationSir: Pakistan’s society has a pressing need to be more educated. Unfortunately, the process of making our society more educated is hampered by the attitude most of the country seems to have about wome...