Naeem Tahir

In my article last week, I looked at the options for the appointment of the interim prime minister and his cabinet. An interim government could have been in place on March 16 or 17 if sharp differences in the opinions of the treasury and opposition had not taken place. But a consensus was not to […]

By the time this article is published, it is possible that an interim government of Pakistan may have been sworn in. It is also possible that it may not have happened! It is interesting to know as to what has been rumoured before the ‘interim government’ and what can take place afterwards. At the time […]

Pervez Musharraf in his press conference in Dubai announced that he would arrive in Pakistan within one week of the installation of the interim government set up. He has tried to clear the mist of incredibility about his return to Pakistan. Answering a representative of the media he said that his earlier dates were postponed […]

Pervez Musharraf in his press conference in Dubai announced that he would arrive in Pakistan within one week of the installation of the interim government set up. He has tried to clear the mist of incredibility about his return to Pakistan. Answering a representative of the media he said that his earlier dates were postponed […]

Once again, some political parties have offered ‘peace’ negotiations to the terrorists, and once again, they have received a slap in the face. In fact more than a slap, a bloody gift of dead bodies. The Awami National Party (ANP) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held an All Parties Conference (ANP) and decided to invite the Taliban […]

On February 18, 2007, at midnight, the Samjhota Express was burnt. The train had passed the Panipat railway station and was heading towards Attari with a large number of passengers. When it approached Diwana station, two of its bogies suddenly caught fire. The fire was so intense that even the steel structure of the bogies […]

The New Year 2013 is here for all those fortunate individuals who have survived so far. Good luck to you. As the calendar has changed so has the political atmosphere. This year is special for Pakistan. It is, therefore, necessary to look at the possible future scenarios. At the time of writing this article, a […]

Smooth flow of traffic is a story of the past. The province of Punjab is in the grip of roads, flyovers and underpass construction mania. Almost all major cities, and in particular, Lahore and Rawalpindi are going through a phase of such extensive re-routing that one does not know how to reach one’s destination. To […]

Allama Dr Tahirul Qadri started the ‘Long March’ to Islamabad from Lahore on January 13 and arrived in Islamabad the next night. There are different figures about the number of people in the march that are being circulated. In a conservative estimate, the actual number of men, women and children, braving the weather at the […]

Recently, the personality of the CEC has become a subject of some TV shows. At least one anchor is most concerned. But there are others also. Some of the things quoted are funny. In a TV programme this week a very senior journalist on phone from the USA mentioned an interesting story. It goes like […]