Saturday, December 24, 2011
Basil Nabi Malik
The political landscape in Pakistan is a treacherous terrain which has been dominated by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). However, of late, a new aspirant, Imran Khan and his Pakistan ...

Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Basil Nabi Malik
On the April 29, 2011, the founder of the ultra nationalist Balwaristan National Front, Nawaz Khan Naji, won the by-election in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer constituency at the expense of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan ...

Friday, March 04, 2011
Basil Nabi Malik
At the start of the third year of the PPP government, the political brinksmanship of the two largest parties of the country is at its climax. The resizing of the Federal Cabinet, the respective stances of the Federal and Punjab ...

Thursday, January 06, 2011
Basil Nabi Malik
On the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, sweets were distributed, congratulations exchanged, and a sickening contentment was evident on the faces of quite a few people that I managed to interact with. In fact, certain individuals were ...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
In these times of turmoil and unrest, chatter in support of dictatorial regimes can once again be heard in wide sections of the public. The restless populace can be heard reminiscing about the “good old days” of Musharraf. Meanwhile, ...

Thursday, November 25, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
In recent weeks, there has been a great deal of uproar about the death sentence handed down to Aasia Bibi by the sessions court in Faisalabad. People have been up in arms, demanding that justice be done to the woman, and that she be ...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
There is much gloom in Pakistan, and most people think that things are just going to get worse. And perhaps this perception is correct. This is a country where people are notorious for pulling each other down so that they don’t have ...

Friday, July 30, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
On July 28, a plane travelling from Karachi to Islamabad crashed in the hills of Margalla, extinguishing with itself 152 innocent lives. The magnitude of the tragedy became clearer with each passing moment, as news started trickling ...

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
Though much attention has been paid by the media to the various clauses of the 18th Amendment, the guaranteeing of the right to education in the newly enacted Article 25A of the Constitution has not received little meaningful ...

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Basil Nabi Malik
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience -- Julius Caesar A driver cruising on a one-way road misses his turn. The next turn taking him to the ...