Mohammad Jamil

The formidable people’s power in the Middle East and North Africa has forced the despots in Tunisia and Egypt to step down, and the ripple effect is also being felt in Yemen, Algeria and elsewhere. The royalty of Bahrain, the US fifth fleet’s base, is also threatened by people’s power. Except Libya, the citadels that […]

Pakistan is facing a multifaceted crisis; its economy is in dire straits, rampant inflation has pushed a great majority of people to below the poverty line and terrorism is stalking the country where foreign elements have made inroads into militant organisations. Members of the Obama administration, American think tanks and generals consider Pakistan’s tribal belt […]

Trilateral talks between the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan due later this month have been postponed, according to the US State Department, which is reflective of strained US ties with Islamabad. Last week, the US threatened Pakistan with severing diplomatic relations and cutting US aid if Raymond Davis, who was arrested on January 27 after shooting […]

There is turmoil, unrest and violent uprising against repressive regimes or so-called democracies in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and elsewhere due to the ruling elites’ indifference to the problems of the people and failure to control inflation and unbridled corruption. It was the streets from where the above leaderless and transformational revolutions emerged. An angry, despondent […]

It appears that there is a lack of coordination between President Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The president stands for durable strategic partnership with the US, the foreign minister vows to look eastwards. Addressing the joint celebration for the Chinese Spring Festival co-organised by the foreign office and Chinese embassy, Foreign […]

From the recent statements of Vice President Joe Biden and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, one is inclined to note that the US administration and the Pentagon are now on the same page so far as their policy towards Pakistan is concerned. Earlier, when members of the US administration showed aversion […]

The Punjab Assembly has done well by adopting a unanimous resolution strongly condemning the assassination of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, which should be a message to extremists that the two major political parties are in unison in fighting the spectre of terrorism. The brutal assassination of Salmaan Taseer was indeed tragic and grievous as he […]

Pakistan is facing multifaceted crisis and is passing through its most difficult period, yet our political leaders, instead of showing unity, are moving in divergent directions. To be precise, they are on a mutually destructive course. Could there be anything funnier than the show that the PML-N and MQM head honchos and their acolytes staged […]

In a democracy, difference of opinion between the ruling and opposition parties is a natural phenomenon whereas disharmony and confrontation between the organs of the state can be detrimental to the national interest. Once again, the PPP and the PML-N — two major political parties — are on a collision course, oblivious to the dangers […]