The Tweet storm on January 6, 2018A lot of people acted surprised, offended and upset, but nothing in that tweet was surprising at all. The talking heads have been beating around the bush for last 72 hours (as these lines are being written), regurgitating the same old. The panic, the anxiety and a surge of emotions is coming from the usual […]
Benazir-The un-exemplary mystery on December 30, 2017When Liaquat Ali Khan was murdered, his successor was Khawaja Nazim Uddin. In effect, since Nazim Uddinsucceded him, he must have been behind that horrific act. General Zia along with a few other Generals were killed in a fatal crash near Bahawalpur. As a consequence of that plane crash, Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was elected as […]
A balancing act on December 23, 2017Last week was no surprise at all. The long-awaited verdict was exactly as expected. How so, you would say. All you need to do is pay attention to the chatter of the commoners and you will know the pulse. Even the verdict of former Prime Minister (PM) was, as expected. Except, the only oddity of […]
The Karachi conundrum on December 15, 2017Karachi, Pakistan’s financial hub and lifeline of the country, witnessed some bizarre jugglery a few weeks ago. The ‘behind the scene engineers’, who get all the credit for re-establishing peace and prosperity there, were in an eerie haste, to cobble an alliance between the two-remaining presumed political stakeholders of the city. As expected, it turned […]
The religious wild card on December 11, 2017As they say, a week is too long of a time span in politics. A lot can happen and come to think a lot in fact did happen. You must have read umpteen number of pieces on the Faizabad debacle and by now perhaps up to your eyeballs with the similar analyses. Catharsis of all […]
Brand Nawaz Sharif on November 10, 2017If you have been in front of the ever-anxious tube lately, it has been busy spinning all kinds of wild stories about the incumbents. The power of the nightly tube circus, cannot be underestimated. No matter where you turn the dial, there is a new crisis of sorts. You would perhaps sit at the edge […]
The imaginary collision course on October 26, 2017Daggers are drawn like the two sides are ready for a major showdown. The proverbial page that we were told repeatedly about; has been missing for a long, long time. The two sides have been at odds for several years. Taking a convenient and pre-set template from our nightly media, for the sake of convenience, […]
Sliding into the ultimate abyss on October 13, 2017Blow hot blow cold, good cop bad cop, defiance and compliance. If these phrases come to mind while witnessing the ruling party’s recent meandering, you are equally confused like many others. The murky picture and incomprehensible scenario is painted and being presented by design. The ruling party is resisting like an opposition. This is extremely […]
The bumpy road to redemption on August 28, 2017The art of propaganda is an impressive art and people who use it as a tool for shaping narratives are doing their utmost to shape the discourse of the public sphere. Things are presented in black or white, where facts reside somewhere in between those two extremes. The much expected and anticipated dismissal of the […]
No escape for Sharif this time on July 17, 2017As they say, a day in politics can do wonders and either elevate you to the highs, or decimate you to the ultimate lows. Those of us who grew up playing chutes and ladders as children can relate to what has just happened to our thrice elected Prime Minister this past week. The Joint Investigations […]