A season of self-censorship — confessions of an Editor-at-largeOnce again, Pakistan’s media is under fire. Unlike the past, there are no formal advisories or strictures but a combination of subliminal messages and self-censorship. That this happens on the verge o...
Why do Pakistani politicians defect?Once more, Pakistani politicians are in the news for all the wrong reasons. As if defections from the ruling PML-N or PTI were insufficient to provide material for deadlines, Nadeem Afzal Chan of the...
Minorities and the electionsEvery five years (and I hope it remains five), the question of minorities’ participation in the election arises. While some minority leaders create a lot of noise about representation, including calls...
PML-N’s sixth budgetOn April 27, 2018, the PML-N government — which is ending its tenure on May 31 — intends to announce its sixth budget. Critics have argued that this budget should be left for the new elected governmen...
Red alert for damsSir: About 63 years of autonomy has passed yet the legislature of Pakistan is as yet unfit to use its assets. In spite of the fact that Pakistan is rich in mineral assets however the general populatio...
Metoo in PakistanSir: We maybe an Islamic state by name but in reality have adopted the negativity vis-à-vis harassment and sexual crimes against women that afflict India. While Islam has zero tolerance for abuse of w...