Pakistan was built on an idea that in order to protect the rights of the Muslims of the Subcontinent they needed a separate independent state. And just as Pakistan came into being after sacrifices, decades of struggles and challenges so is the case with the Pakistan Peoples Party. After sacrificing two Chairpersons and their immediate […]
Pummeling democracy
Democracy and Pakistan do not seem to be getting along. A system of governance by the people for the people has continuously been shown the door in Pakistan’s 70-year history. The strongest opposition against democracy has always been attributed to the establishment. However, those under the veil of a democratic mandate seem to be backstabbing […]
Nothing grand about the grand democratic alliance
In Pakistan’s history we have witnessed not one but several alliances by opposition parties to try and challenge the ruling party of the time. And just like clockwork all these alliances have failed. This happened in the case of the most recent attempt at a Grand Democratic Alliance in Sindh. Whether this GDA will achieve […]
The curious case of Uzair Baloch
They are doing what they do best. Dig up trash, manipulate public opinion, blackmail and build pressure. They do not know that Lyari cannot be manipulated. And when I say ‘they’ I am referring to the non-political forces behind Uzair Baloch’s alleged confessions. The recent so-called revelations by Uzair Baloch are nothing new. Since his […]
PTIs quest for opposition leadership
After the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – the Leader of the House in the National Assembly – the office of the Leader of the Opposition seems to be the next target of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Last month, the party had reached out to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which was once labelled by […]
No One Killed Benazir!
They took almost a decade! Still, the Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court’s decision on the assassination of the First Female Prime Minister of the Islamic world has caused great shock and anguish. The pain I felt on 27th December 2007 has been reprised on 31st August 2017. Hearing this judgment another example of a flawed Criminal Justice […]
Foreign policy lessons from Bhutto
“The Pakistani nation is a brave nation. One of the greatest British generals said that the best infantry fighters in the world are the Pakistanis. We will fight. We will fight for a thousand years, if it comes to that….I find it disgraceful to my person and to my country to remain here a […]
No surprises from Trump
“We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars; at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting, it is time for Pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilisation, order, and to peace”. (President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump). Seriously? This is what we get […]