Appeasement in Naya PakistanThe about-face on the appointment of Princeton academic, Atif R. Mian doesn't reflect well on the leadership in Naya Pakistan. Doctor Mian, an internationally renowned economist belongs to the Ahmadiy...
PM Elect or PM Select?After a very impressive speech in the inaugural session of the National Assembly, Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) referred to Imran Khan as Prime Minister-Select (PM-S) and not 'elect'(PM-E). P...
Intolerance: can we save our future generations?Intellectuals, judiciary, political parties, rulers and leaders have been giving space to extremists and bigots since as early as 1970s. It began with the popularly elected Zulfikar Ali Bhutto giving...
Judicial responsibilities and dam fundsThere is no division of opinion on the urgency of building new dams but a fragile democracy, such as ours, is hardly ready to pay a cost as heavy as the one required to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam. Re...