The most powerful woman in the country
The PCNS' recommendations
State within a state?
Who would've have thought
The fountainhead
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The PCNS' recommendations
by Saleem safIArustic simpleton came to town for the first time. Here, he saw that a group of youngsters was protesting by staging a
sit-in. more...
The politics of the suspension
by Sana BuchaThey have two tongues in one mouth, and two faces on one head, so that they can speak everybody?s language. more...
Rethinking ties
by Shaiq HussainIt was on March 6th that General James Mattis, the US CENTCOM chief, told the American Senate Armed Services Committee that more...
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The enemy is us
Shahzada ZulfiqarAfter displaying a stern reaction to the introduction of the resolution by three members of the US Congress recommending the right of self more...
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The tinderbox province
by Muhammad Amir RanaPunjab is the most populous of Pakistan?s provinces and is inhabited by 45 percent of the total population of the country.more...
The fountainhead
by Aoun SahiSouth Punjab, which otherwise is considered economically among the most backward areas of Pakistan,
more...How to curb human barbarity
by Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad AliThere is no denying the fact that man, despite being the crown of creation, is the most oppressed being more...
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Unsung heroes of Swat?
by Syed Irfan AshrafIt was November 2007. Sitting cross-legged in a dingy room adjacent to Fazlullah?s Imam Dheri seminary, Sirajuddin had more...
After the lull....
by Rahimullah YusufzaiForever changing their tactics, the militants belonging to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and more...
Groping in the dark
by Amer SialPakistan?s installed generation capacity on July 01, 2011 stood at 23,412 megawatts (MW) with an available capacity of 19,669 MW. However, during the last fiscal year the gap between the demand and supply remained over 5,000 MW as Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) managed utilization of only 59.2 percent of its capacity Regulatory Authority?s State of the Industry Report 2011, attributing the main reason for non utilization of the available capacity to the government?s inability to finance the purchasemore...
On the state of the economy
by Humayun Akhtar KhanWith the present government?s last budget presentation approaching, the finance ministry finds itself in a difficult position having to justify downward revision of practically all important indicators. And even though this practice has become routine over time, the outgoing year?s revenue situation paints a particularly disturbing picture. With the tax net not expanding, exports still without crucial value addition, growth too low to stimulate more...
The spy who didn't love me
by Kamran RehmatAGENT Vinod, the recently released Bollywood flick,has shot itself somewhere in the nether regions before taking off more...
The counterfeit experience
by Karen DavidHumans are infatuated. Let?s just say that because it sounds good. And then let?s talk for a moment about an infatuation with continuity, not only of the body, more...
Pakistan cricket at a crossroads ? again
by Agha Akbaream Pakistan?s recent upscale performances, with barely a few hiccups, constitute its most consistent stint in international cricket for some while. more...
Way forward
by Juma Khan SufIThe US is on track so far with the troop drawdown schedule set in President Barack Obama?s West Point speech in December 2009 ? and reaffirmed in the declaration of the NATO summit held at Lisbon in November 2010 ? despite recent setbacks like reactions to US troops to weaken the Taliban and goad them to talks ? for reconciliation and a possible coalition
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The pipeline fron Iran
by DR. Hasan Askari RizviThe Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline Project makes economic sense both for Iran and Pakistan. However, economic arrangements among the nations cannot be pursued without taking into account the political environment. Iran and Pakistan have expressed their determination from time to time to complete the IP gas pipeline project but there is little hope of its completion in the near future. In March 2010, Iranmore...
Predators in the Calssroom
by Mahtab BashirViolence against women is a universal phenomenon and it needs to be condemned in the strongest possible terms particularly when the crime also tarnishes the sacred teacher-student relationship. Gone are the days when teachers ? once revered as father figures the grades, transcripts and the test results and there is seldom a re-evaluation. The prestige of teachers who are doctorates with plenty of experience (domestic and abroad) is very high more...
Who would've thought
by Tahir NiazAt a time when the political dispensation is being criticized for poor governance, the parliament and its oversight committees need to be more vigilant. The key fiscal accountability tool available to the parliament is the National Assembly?s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The committee, which is supposed to guard the public purse and culprits were and bring them to bookmore...
Some hits, some misses
by Ahmed Bilal MehboobThe current national assembly, which is the 13th national legislature of Pakistan, completed its 4th year of the 5-years term on 16th March 2012. With this, the present National assembly became the 4th national legislature of the country which could cross the 4th year mark in the 65-year histormore...
Karachi violence
by Amar GuriroKarachi seemed quite calm on the fine morning of March 27, 2012. Most of the city was asleep, and those awake were busy getting ready for another routine day. The city government?s garbage collection machinery could still be seen on the streets and sweepers had just started their job of keeping the city clean when more...
State within a State?
by Rasul Bakhsh RaisThe military and the intelligence agencies in Pakistan are known to be autonomous of the state, more when we make transition to civilian rule. It is questionable though how autonomous they are, and whether or not their autonomy, meaning weak or non-existent oversight of the civilian authority more...
The NRO conundrum
by Babar SattarLet us recall how it all started. General Musharaf cut a deal with Benazir Bhutto that was brokered by the Americans. It would allow BB to return to Pakistan and provide democratic backing for Musharaf?s patronage of the US war on terror at a time when his control over state power was diminishing.more...
Conversion or coercion?
by Amar GuriroIn Pakistan, not only the people, but walls too do the talking, especially on stormy issues. We saw that while driving from the small town of Daharki in the northern Ghotki district of Pakistan?s Sindh province. The wall chalking declared thatmore...
Miniorities: driven to despair
by I. A. RehmanEvery new day brings evidence that the members of the religious minorities are getting more and more desperate over their failure to get their grievances redressed. The reason is that, more...
Democracy is like a pet turtle
by Harris Bin Munawar?There is no bigger honor than being the citizen of the greatest country in the world,? he said, proudly looking at a picture of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in his office. ?But then I was deported from Canada and had to come back to Pakistan.? more...
Everybody gets it, right?
by Hassan Belal ZaidiEvery country has its own way of expressing its gratitude to people that have been of service to them. People who have made invaluable contributions to the fields of science and technology, the arts and literature and, of course, the political campaigns of the ruling party incumbents. In Englanmore...
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Free choice?Democracy?doesn't?allow for an intimidated parliament
Blocking the Nato supply routes was simple. The government just took a unilateral decision. Undoing that decision is proving to be far more complicated. The anti-Americanism in the country having been ratcheted up considerably after the Salala incident, there was to be a huge public fallout - not to mention politiking by the opposition - were the government to simply resume the supply routes.?
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Interview
The power behind the throne
Irfan Bukhari
Ask Faryal Talpur about the most difficult phase of her life and she doesn?t come out with a reply. She?s never considered anything difficult, she says. Very few people have the ability to make a statement like that in a self-effacing manner. The PPP women-wing president is one of them more...
