THE government’s decision to declassify and make public the record of the Toshakhana gifts and their buyers is a welcome change of heart on its part. Only a few weeks ago, the government had told the Lahore High Court that… Continue Reading
WHILE the violation of fundamental rights is a nationwide phenomenon, the situation in Balochistan is particularly acute. In this neglected corner of the country, dead bodies are discovered in unexplained circumstances, mass graves have been found, while various strands of… Continue Reading
ONE of the major reasons behind the recent spate of TTP violence is that besides having fighters and facilitators within Pakistan, the terrorist group has a comfortable refuge in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In fact, as per recent reports, the regime in… Continue Reading
THE austerity measures announced by the federal government on Wednesday should not have come as an afterthought. Pakistan had already been mired in a mushrooming economic crisis when the PDM government took over. There had been only two key priorities… Continue Reading
AFTAB Sultan, whom Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah had described last July as “a man of impeccable integrity, having an impressive past record” — someone whose “credibility is beyond doubt” — has chosen to step down as chairman of the National… Continue Reading
THERE appears to be no end to the tales of woe and misery emerging from Balochistan. While the province’s misfortunes are well documented, the grim discovery of the bodies of a woman and two young boys from a well in… Continue Reading
WE have been in a perpetual state of crisis but what is happening now has pushed the country towards anarchy. It’s a free for all with state institutions at loggerheads. The so-called democratic process is all but dead, worsening our… Continue Reading
IN her remarks to a German broadcaster on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last week, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva set out the agenda for good fiscal governance in Pakistan. “What we are asking for are steps that Pakistan… Continue Reading
RECENT remarks from a former Supreme Court justice regarding the “corruption” of the judiciary — coming at a time when the role of the judiciary is being repeatedly brought into question by political quarters — have opened the door for… Continue Reading
A RELEASE on bail in Karachi and an acquittal in Peshawar – each one significant in its own right, but coming within 24 hours of each other, they suggest something momentous may be afoot. Last Tuesday, South Waziristan MNA and… Continue Reading