The writer is a staff member.
Let me begin with a confession: when I make an attempt to make sense of what is happening on the national scene, I get very confused. And very...
Last week was certainly momentous week, with the culmination of an elected government’s constitutional term in office and the formal installation...
Can you imagine Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan coming together, in a not too distant a future, to write about democracy’s travails in Pakistan? The...
In treacherous times such as these, how do you keep your cool and protect your sanity? Does Ramazan, with its prescribed piety and patience, help?...
Some people would say that an honour killing in Pakistan is somewhat like a dog biting a man. It happens off and on. So there is little point in...
In Ziaul Haq’s days, particularly during press censorship, I had this tongue-in-cheek answer to any question about what was happening: “How do I...
Whatever is happening in Pakistan at this time seems so unreal. Or surreal, if you are distracted by the drama and the suspense provoked by the...
