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
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
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
EVERY individual, even a murderer or a rapist, has a right to due process — regardless of how strong the evidence against them. Until that principle underpins the working of the criminal justice system in Pakistan, the rule of law… Continue Reading
THE PTI’s ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’, which it plans to commence from Lahore on Wednesday, Feb 22, will be an acid test of the party’s as yet untested street power. There is no denying that the party is capable of pulling… Continue Reading
Friday’s brazen attack by the banned TTP on the Karachi Police Office came as a violent jolt to the system. It underscored the high vulnerability of what should be well-protected cities to terrorist threats. The raid should lead to some stocktaking… Continue Reading
THE Gomal University administration’s decision to ban the mixing of male and female college students on the pretext of security is an absurd development, and reeks of an Afghan Taliban mindset that favours the policing of women. Female students have… Continue Reading