Rebutting Blatant Falsehoods By: Ikram Sehgal on September 25, 2021My article “Evaluating the Lessons of the Afghan War” evoked anger among some born Pakistani-haters, they could be of Indian origin or they could be disgruntled Pakistanis with a grouse either against the Army or me, personally. An American friend–someone who I have always admired and cherished for nearly five decades–sent me the person’s frustrated […]
Stabbed by One’s Own By: Huzaima Bukhari on September 25, 2021“Betray a friend and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself”?Aesop, Generally speaking, humans like to be surrounded by family and friends. There is a unique sense of security in the loving and caring environment of those who are close to one’s heart. A home hardly feels lived in unless there are a few of […]
Afghanistan on a Cliffhanger By: M Alam Brohi on September 25, 2021Since the stunning fall of Kabul to the Taliban on August 15, Afghanistan has been precariously hanging onto a dangerous cliff with the potential of a safe return to peace and stability or a plunge in the depth of devastating chaos and anarchy. This poses a daunting challenge to the civilised world in general and […]
Lahore High Court’s New Chief Justice By: Muhammad Nadeem Bhatti on September 25, 2021Law can be defined as a system of rules that a state or community recognises as managing the actions of its members, which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. It has been varyingly described as a science and the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by […]
PPC 325 Should have been Struck down Yesterday By: Yasmeen Aftab Ali on September 24, 2021While the op-ed on this subject published on September 10, 2021, made some legal points (covering a few social aspects along), this piece focuses on the provision of the attempt to suicide minutely. Section 325 states, “Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with […]
Iran’s Cyrus Syndrome By: Brig Mehboob Qadir on September 24, 2021One may hate Iran for all its snobbery, but you can’t help but marvel at this enigma of history and its bouts of grandeur. Its history owes much to its geostrategic location. Tucked nicely into a remote nook of the Middle Eastern rim of the Indian Ocean, but linked to Eurasia with a landmass bisected […]
“Do not Come, Do not Come” By: Juan Abbas on September 24, 2021During the campaign trail, US President Joe Biden had promised a higher migrant cap, as part of his policy on northern triangle migration. A cap minimised to extinction by the previous Trump administration, whose America First Policy aimed at limiting migration, and at the same time, not addressing root causes in such countries, which remain […]
Decayed Local Government By: Shahrukh Mehboob on September 24, 2021In any democratic country where the government assumes the role of “welfare and service state,” the question of governmental liability evokes a serious response. The concept of an intensive form of government requires the active participation of the state in welfare and service activities. On the other hand, the concept of government liability may have […]
The Hobbesian World By: M Alam Brohi on September 23, 2021Cricket fans, rather the entire Pakistani nation was outrightly shocked by the sudden decision of New Zealanders to cancel the series of matches in Pakistan. With the dust raised by this extraordinary event settling, it has become clear that they took this decision on the frivolous security alert conveyed by the so-called five eyes at […]
Strategic Depth By: Abdul Hadi Mayar on September 23, 2021In a political tug-of-war like that in vogue in Pakistan, one may concede if Prime Minister Imran Khan resorts to name-calling opposition leaders or choosing adjectives to discredit them. But when he speaks about American and other foreign leaders, he must google the meaning of his every word. “Ignorant,” “absolutely clueless” and “in a state […]