Farooq Sumar

Carnage, yes more merciless destruction of humanity. There are many more orphans and widows crushed by the loss of their dear ones. There are so many more homeless and traumatised survivors of this brutal savagery in Karachi’s Abbas Town. Another peaceful Shia locality ravaged by savages. Barbarians supported by a dangerously rising tide of bigots […]

Of all the resources at the disposal of a nation, the most precious is its human resource and ingenuity. The quality of its people will determine its future: how they have been nurtured, what they have been taught, what environment they have been brought up in, who are their peers, what kind of people are […]

Of all the resources at the disposal of a nation, the most precious is its human resource and ingenuity. The quality of its people will determine its future: how they have been nurtured, what they have been taught, what environment they have been brought up in, who are their peers, what kind of people are […]

What a country we have become, bereft of all moral values, completely unaware of the need to follow a principled approach in life, where sincerity and honesty have become irrelevant and corruption of all kinds has become the order of the day. Human dignity and respect have lost their meaning and human life has no […]

What a country we have become, bereft of all moral values, completely unaware of the need to follow a principled approach in life, where sincerity and honesty have become irrelevant and corruption of all kinds has become the order of the day. Human dignity and respect have lost their meaning and human life has no […]

How can we proclaim a mere one percent increase in GDP as an earth-shattering achievement? How does he claim to have doubled the GDP of Pakistan? Moreover one must also put into perspective the rough time being given to the civilians with frequent dismissals during the 90s — thrice in eight years — which destabilised […]

Pakistan’s policy-making capabilities have always displayed a lack of foresight, a dearth of planning and seem to be the result of reactive thinking rather than a well thought out strategic approach, which accounts for the possible repercussions also. Besides this, the accommodation of foreign influences and pressures leaves little room to pursue national interests. The […]

Policy formulation or the creation of a roadmap for the nation is a serious and complex business requiring foresight, vision, a thorough understanding of the realities, an adherence to its principles and clarity of purpose that points to the chosen direction of the nation. Unfortunately, such a thorough exercise was never deemed necessary by Pakistan’s […]

So much was expected from our recently held elections, change was the buzzword and hope was in the air. People were prepared to forget that ground realities did not support their wishes; they hoped against hope. In the end, hope was the victim and disappointment our fate. Since 1958, three parties have ruled Pakistan. The […]

Pakistanis have been facing tragedy almost daily for the last few decades. Violence rages in our cities, towns and villages. What started off in Karachi during the mid-1980s has now spread throughout the country. It has become routine to pick up half-blown bodies from the wreckage of a bombing, rush the haplessly injured to hospitals […]