Responding to Modi’s madness on March 2, 2019Post the Pulwama situation, the environment between India and Pakistan has deteriorated. Peace initiatives like Kartarpur ceremony which took place less than three months ago have been wiped clean by the intensity of the madness of India’s response in political, informational, diplomatic and now in kinetic domain. Historically, India’s geo political and egoistic frustration in […]
Why is the Rupee falling? on April 10, 2018These days, the common Pakistani is quite confused about the country’s economy. Blamed by international institutions for fudging its own economic figures, Pakistan finds itself in an increasingly volatile environment. Continuous speculation has added fuel to the fire, especially when seen in the backdrop of Pakistan’s political environment. The government’s stance remains shaky, and its […]
Is Bhutto still with us? on April 6, 2018Last Wednesday, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership gathered for the 39th death-anniversary of their party founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The platform was used to flex political muscles, mostly based on the party’s recent achievements in Balochistan and the Senate elections. This was it, however. The PPP leadership had nothing concrete to present when it […]
Who will bell the cat? on March 10, 2018The sordid misconduct of parliamentarians, political elite and the political parties that we witnessed on the day of Senate elections was not surprising at all; it was predictable and was a direct result of the engineered political change in Balochistan. Disproportionality in number of seats bagged by political parties contrary to their assembly representation speaks […]
Democracy, political character and the Senate polls on February 12, 2018The institution of parliament, as defined by the constitution, includes both the National Assembly and the Senate. However, the constitutional spirit of the Senateand resultant role has never actualised in the frequently punctured democratic history of Pakistan. Realistically, the Senate has either acted as a rubber stamp of the national assembly or a bargaining tool […]
The Chief Justice’s promises on January 27, 2018Chief Justice of Pakistan in his most recent media appearance on 20 January in Lahore, made a promise to himself and the nation including future generation that he would not let democracy in Pakistan be destroyed or subverted. Is it a promise or commitment? Commitment is a binding; therefore, in my personal capacity and I […]
Who is responsible for Kasur? on January 14, 2018The brutal rape and murder of an eight year old girl in Kasur is a tragedy of its own kind. While tragedies are often rated based on the number of casualties, sometimes the death of a single human can cause more grief and outrage than a calamity that killed hundreds. Thus the nature of a […]
Trump’s Tweet, twist and trouble on January 8, 2018Having referred to his own country as foolish and its leaders as fools, Donald Trump has accused Pakistan of giving the US “nothing but lies and deceit” despite having received$33 billion in aid from the US in the last 15 years. With accusation of providing safe heavens to terrorists, a suffix of ‘no more’ was […]
Can parliament please rise to the occasion? on December 27, 2017The invitational visit by the COAS to the Senate and a formal briefing followed by interactive session has received due appreciation. Without undermining the importance of the Senate, the pivot of democracy lies in the national assembly and its worthy members. It is parliament which should have hosted the entire event, especially in the prevailing […]
Of Musharraf’s judgmental errors on December 22, 2017The drowning political dynasty of Nawaz Sharif and family in the back drop of Supreme Court verdict and its aftermath has injected new life in many from within and outside the political pitch of Pakistani politics. PTI is calibrating its political strategy and has become overly hopeful about their chances of winning the upcoming elections. […]