Imran Khan’s motley crewAny person who has followed the progress of Naya Pakistan this week cannot help but be disappointed by the progress so far. The parliamentary session to elect the Leader of the House was total chaos....
What happens when the euphoria ends?The meteoric rise of Imran Khan to the slot of Prime Minister (PM) — which he desperately craved for decades —has given rise to a wave of euphoria, mainly amongst the petit bourgeois. With the thinly...
Poor performance by LWMSir: Lahore Waste Management (LWM) has failed to perform its duties properly and parts of the city have become garbage dumps. n particular, large quantities of garbage have accumulated in the Gari Sha...
Hero of BalochistanSir: Sitting in the conference hall of a five star hotel and listening and cheering on a tremendous lady like Rahila Hameed Khan Durrani made me hopeful for the future of women in our country. We shou...
Encouraging first stepSir: Imran Khan, former skipper of the Pakistan cricket team, has taken his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to victory, and is now the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his first speech h...
Israel’s nuclear threatsSir: According to foreign media, Israel has a stockpile of 300 nuclear weapons, some of which are carried by Israeli submarines. Israel is the only nuclear power in the Middle East. When Egyptian and...
Birth on hospital groundsSir: A woman gave birth to a child on the ground after medical staff allegedly refused to admit her to kot Addu hospital. The relatives of the woman said that they brought the patient to the medical f...
Time for realism in foreign policyA negative global narrative combined with the increasing trust deficit with our partners and neighbours have compounded Pakistan's foreign policy woes. At this point,harping on about balance, equality...
Pakistan media watchJaseemuddin wanted the national anthem in Bengali Zafar Mahmood, former federal secretary, has written in Jang (August 17, 2018) that when Pakistan’s national anthem was being prepared Jaseemuddin, a...
Kashmir: international discourse vs local realitiesIn an attempt to create a congenial atmosphere for rational dialogue, the globally known non-profit organisation Pugwash arranged a two-day seminar on the Kashmir conflict in Islamabad on 29 March 200...