Two years and counting…

My piece published in The News The obvious fallout of the media-government war has been a virtual blackout of what the civilian governments have…

Should we bid farewell to democracy in Pakistan?

Published in The NEWS It is still not too late that PML-N and PPP and the regional parties sit together and agree on the…

What is the threat? What is the way out?

In these times, when the country is burning and militancy is at its peak, the priorities of the unelected institutions are curiously different. Peshawar…

This night bitten dawn

The triumph of a popular movement on March 16 has marked a new beginning. The retreat of an intransigent government and the wise response…

Suicide Democrats

I am appalled by the recent events that have yet again stirred instability and uncertainty into Pakistani politics. Those of us who voted in…

The Zardari conundrum

By all statistical estimates and anecdotal evidence, Pakistan’s middleclass has grown during the last decade. The visible manifestation of this historically significant trend was…

Pakistan’s ruling coalition must not splinter

My op-ed piece that was published in the NEWS, Pakistan On these erudite pages, and elsewhere, there has been much ado about the fact…

The flawed boycott mantra?

Thursday, February 21, 2008 Much has been said on how the election results are a referendum against the policies of General Musharraf. While there…

October 18: Attack on Benazir Bhutto’s rally at Karsaz, Karachi (From the archives)

Despite the Tragedy, Extremism Will be Fought by Pakistanis Published October 20, 2007 (blogcritics) 180 are dead and more than 500 injured in Karachi…

The devastating midnight attack

140 dead and 538 injured – this little byline cuts through hearts and our future! Yesterday was the day of images – moving pictures…