The author is a senior journalist and former secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.
In a country where laws have been made to gag the press, ‘dissent’ is unacceptable
Recent political developments and rising differences within his party cadres indicate that all is not well for the PM
The government is set to seek Altaf Hussain’s extradition
A rollback would be disastrous to an already fragile democratic culture. A lack of implementation could be equally damaging
Having covered many stories of terrorism and target killing — I was never as excited in my career as I was when on July 15, 2002, my boss at the...
By executing Bhutto Zia got to save his neck and rule the country for 11 years
His arrest in 1980s case during a media clampdown is highly suspect. It seems that the government is out to settle personal vendettas
Never before has the private television industry been faced with such challenges
With Naeem’s death, Imran Khan has lost one of his dearest comrades who stood by him through thick and thin
The politics of Dr Imran Farooq and the circumstances surrounding his murder on September 16, 2010, were as mysterious as had been the man himself....
If there is one thing on which Imran Khan has not yet taken a ‘U-turn’, it is his campaign against Sharifs and Asif Ali Zardari, whom he has...
A brief history of how the Pakistani ruling elite have used different methods of manipulation from pre-poll rigging to political engineering, and in...
With Fakhruddin G Ebrahim’s demise, Pakistan has lost a fine jurist, rights activist, and a man of integrity
A story of police officers picked, used and protected by the ‘system’
Looking back at his 9 years in power
The city it appears is not only the country’s economic hub, but also a safe haven for criminals and terrorists
Looking back at his lust for power and a series of disastrous miscalculations committed by him
A case of missed opportunities, Altaf Hussain ought to regret the wrongs he has done to his party and his community
Gun-runners are untouchables in Pakistan. This is a fact for those who know the nexus between crime and politics and crime and police. Why have we...
