Balochistan crisis – Salim Saifullah Khan
Balochistan is the most serious crisis confronting Pakistan today. The grievances of the Baloch are well known to all, and yet no strategy has been adopted to remove them.
One word that defines the Gilani government is procrastination. On assumption of power in March last year, he offered the nation his [...]
The business of land – Kamila Hyat
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
So far in 2009, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, 50 million acres of farmland has been sold or negotiated for sale or lease. More deals are due to be finalised within months.
The trend is reported by analysts [...]
Bitter pills and sweeteners – Syed Anwar Mahmood
I am stunned. I am shocked. I am dismayed. I am distressed. Why? Because the finance minister of my country expresses complete helplessness in the face of blatant manipulation by the sugar barons when he says:: “The sugar baron lobby, occupying both the treasury and opposition benches, is [...]