As the list goes grows in KP on April 25, 2016Syed Behroz Hussain, the grieving son of the latest victim in Peshawar, Dr Riaz Hussain, complained that his father had knocked at every government door for security, after receiving death threats from the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), but none was provided. While speaking to the stunned audience at the Harvard University’s Kennedy School, his was an impassioned […]
A wish list for new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 28, 2013The euphoria about Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf”s (PTI’s) ‘New Pakistan’ is now taking shape in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). After vanquishing the tainted Awami National Party (ANP)-Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government, high expectations for an effective and responsible government are but natural. The consensus chief minister, Pervez Khattak, comes with expertise, having served in previous governments. However, the […]
Elections 2013: reflections of a proud Pakistani on May 13, 2013Pakistanis have finally done the unbelievable. The overwhelming turnover during the election despite the TTP threat is a final blow to the extremist ideology. The people of Pakistan have spoken for democracy. No military action could have delivered a more lethal blow to militancy. The first ever peaceful transition of a democratically elected government after […]