Identifying rascality —Ejaz Haider
My larger point is: how many of us would not lie if lying were to save us from going under? None of us is “respectable” or at least has always been so, and that cliché about let he who is without sin cast the first stone holds even today
Is there a [...]
Helpless Congress —Saeed Naqvi
The communalists know the Congress vulnerability. They know that under no circumstance will the Congress leadership ever publicly own up to the fact that their tallest leaders accepted partition
Any Indian, Hindu or Muslim, familiar with the political events from 1937 to 1947, when Indian (and Pakistani) freedom arrived with Partition, has [...]
Between democracy and anarchy —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Those who have no stake in the political system are also building pressure on the current democratic processes. The Jama’at-e Islami and Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf did not contest the 2008 elections and now want this system to collapse
Democracy is the most cherished political system. However, it is found [...]