Benazir ka qatil kaun? – Wajahat Latif

Af-Pak say Hind-Pak tuk – Chaudhry Naeem Sidhu

Let’s get lettered – Chris Cork

Let’s get lettered – Chris Cork
They despaired of me, my teachers. There I was, all of seven whole years old, and still not able to read any better than when I was six – or five, even. They patiently sat with me as we struggled through the ‘Janet and John’ books that were our basic [...]

Farewell to accountability – Asif Ezdi

Farewell to accountability – Asif Ezdi
The writer is a former member of the PakistanForeign Service
The 100-day programme announced by Prime Minister Gilani in March 2008 on receiving a unanimous vote of confidence from the National Assembly included the abolition of the NAB which he said had failed miserably in performing its functions and was being [...]

Zardari’s woes – Zafar Hilaly

Zardari’s woes – Zafar Hilaly
Because of his iconic unpopularity Mr Zardari poses a threat to no one, not the Opposition, not the military and not America, though Washington wishes he were less disliked. Talk of the “minus one” formula, and now the Nawaz League ultimatum to Mr Zardari to stop playing dirty within 48 hours, [...]

The aftermath of 9/11 – Talat Masood

The aftermath of 9/11 – Talat Masood
Almost overnight 9/11 transformed the world. It was indeed an earth shaking event that completely changed the security paradigm. It has changed the way we think, act, travel and live. If there was one country that suffered the most from the events of 9/11 it is clearly Pakistan. Thousands [...]

Sugar and Political power – 2 – Dr. Adeel Malik

Sugar and Political power – 2 – Dr. Adeel Malik
In recent years, a standard official response to rising food prices was to blame them on global markets. During the last days of General Musharraf’s rule, when food prices skyrocketed to new heights, economic advisers routinely shifted the responsibility to rising commodity prices in international markets. [...]

Misleading the nation – Marvi Memon

Misleading the nation – Marvi Memon
No official rejoinder by the government has been given to the white paper issued by the PML [Q] on Gilgit-Baltistan since it was published on Sept 3. Instead the government appears to have tasked paid professional writers to mislead the nation.
I will be moving a privilege motion against the writer [...]

NFC amid sagging governance —Khaled Ahmed

NFC amid sagging governance —Khaled Ahmed
It is unfair to ask what the provinces will do with enhanced funds under the new NFC awards. Let us first do the right thing. Give them what is theirs and then see how we can correct the highly developed local instinct of eating up the funds
Will the NFC [...]

Jinnah’s nightmare —Syed Mansoor Hussain

Jinnah’s nightmare —Syed Mansoor Hussain
I really wish Jinnah had lived for a few more years and put the country on the right path. But had he lived longer, he would probably have died of a broken heart rather than of tuberculosis
Last week had three important anniversaries that though not necessarily interconnected did have a [...]

Down the order —Shahzad Chaudhry

Down the order —Shahzad Chaudhry
The nuclear club’s pecking order is a useful instrument in determining the more plausible route to disarmament. It also helps highlight the accompanied initiatives that are required to appease the sense of insecurity of its constituent members
Last week, I discussed the E-3 and S-2 groupings in the nuclear pecking order. [...]

Kuch hari bhari yadain – Ataulhaq Qasmi

Eid ki khushyaun hi lauta dein – Sikander Hameed Lodhi

Sadar Zardari ka pehla saal – Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig

Multinational Companiyoun ki jaalsazi – Munnu Bhai