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Khaled Ahmed: Idea of Peace
It appears that the normal state of human affairs is war; and peace is an interregnum that invariably feels like unstable matter, ready to evaporate. Nations at peace take great care to display their military arsenals on their anniversary days,...
Irfan Siddiqui: Pendulum of Pakistani justice
IN Sri Lanka a couple of months ago, I met a very interesting man who had rented a holiday house near our place on the beach.
Gus is a judge from New York who has a Brooklyn accent straight out of a Woody Allen movie. He’s extremely articulate...
Pervez Hoodbhoy: The HEC saga
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) stands on death row. Appeals for reprieve have been rejected by the commission responsible for implementation of the Eighteenth Amendment. That commission’s chairman, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, declared...
Ayesha Ijaz Khan: Cricket – a force of unity
Pakistan’s loss to India in the semi-final at Mohali, although disappointing and avoidable, should nevertheless be looked at with the view that the team performed well on the whole. Reaching the semi-final is an accomplishment, particularly...
Syed Talat Hussain: Critical Questions
CONSUMED by the day-to-day politics of survival, the government of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is oblivious to the many million-dollar questions staring Pakistan in the face.
One question relates to the possibility of more drone attacks...
