On the brink of disaster

Are we losing the battle for Pakistan in the killing fields of Karachi? The more you mull over the situation in ... http://p.ost.im/p/eLP6em

On the brink of disaster

Are we losing the battle for Pakistan in the killing fields of Karachi? The more you mull over the situation in Kar ... http://bit.ly/oYFsww

Capital suggestion

He plays Altaf Hussain like a dhol. He made a sweet-looking teddy bear out of Nawaz Sharif. He made Maulana Faz ... http://p.ost.im/p/eLfJdb

Lawbreakers

The situation in Karachi is hopeless. Our political players? Self-serving and ghastly. Our media: uncanny, right-wi ... http://bit.ly/rkvwkd

Lawbreakers

The situation in Karachi is hopeless. Our political players? Self-serving and ghastly. Our media: uncanny, righ ... http://p.ost.im/p/eLYUBe

The politics of privatisation

THE conflict between the administration of the Karachi Electric Supply Company and its labour union came to an ... http://p.ost.im/p/e8uUxf

‘War of terror’

A logical answer to this question would be: the One who revealed the religion of Islam. But since He does not speak ... http://bit.ly/p4M3Ij

‘War of terror’

A logical answer to this question would be: the One who revealed the religion of Islam. But since He does not s ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRwwfG

A Highway through a Building !!!!

Gate Tower Building is a 16-story office building in, Osaka, Japan.  And what ... http://bit.ly/nhpddb

Bureaucracy, politicians and democracy

Caught between demands of political masters and directives of the Supreme Court, another director general FIA has r ... http://bit.ly/oHDOdL

Bureaucracy, politicians and democracy

Caught between demands of political masters and directives of the Supreme Court, another director general FIA h ... http://p.ost.im/p/e8AvPT

Anyone for saving Pakistan?

The talk of new provinces is the latest fad in the country which is trapped under a totally corrupt and incompe ... http://p.ost.im/p/e8hQbf

Anyone for saving Pakistan?

The talk of new provinces is the latest fad in the country which is trapped under a totally corrupt and incompetent ... http://bit.ly/o0iMJZ

Change is coming

These days, political analysts and the print and electronic media, all say that change is in the air. But no one is ... http://bit.ly/pwIBVF

Change is coming

These days, political analysts and the print and electronic media, all say that change is in the air. But no on ... http://p.ost.im/p/e8B5Y6

Pakistan missing the solar bandwagon

Solar energy getting popular across the world is also the best viable solution t ... http://bit.ly/qFdiTn

Pakistan’s first Communications Satellite PAKSAT-1R launched

Pakistan’s first Communications Satellite PAKSAT-1R, as a part of Pakistan’s ... http://bit.ly/qUbyf5

Another struggle for freedom

WE lost the central hinge of the plot on Aug 15, 1947. We thought that raising the tricolour over Edwina and Lord L ... http://bit.ly/qdhl8l

Another struggle for freedom

WE lost the central hinge of the plot on Aug 15, 1947. We thought that raising the tricolour over Edwina and Lo ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRPVcb

View from US: What’s in a face at 64?

Today I turned 64. My system may be broken down, but my spirit refuses to die. My pockets may be empty, but I s ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRQArB

View from US: What’s in a face at 64?

Today I turned 64. My system may be broken down, but my spirit refuses to die. My pockets may be empty, but I still ... http://bit.ly/rs7tpA

‘When I am sixty-four’

Pakistan is sixty-four years old today and I am tempted to recall that half-forgotten Beatles lyric: “Will you st ... http://bit.ly/qW5R25

‘When I am sixty-four’

Pakistan is sixty-four years old today and I am tempted to recall that half-forgotten Beatles lyric: “Will yo ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRaDxC

The buck never stops

In Pakistan’s chequered history of 64 years the buck has simply carried on. Lurching ahead unfailingly from d ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRqafV

The buck never stops

In Pakistan’s chequered history of 64 years the buck has simply carried on. Lurching ahead unfailingly from dozen ... http://bit.ly/qKyHUV

An ailing Pakistan

Pakistan was formed by a leader suffering from tuberculosis, who died shortly after his dream was realised. Six ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRPJkB

An ailing Pakistan

Pakistan was formed by a leader suffering from tuberculosis, who died shortly after his dream was realised. Sixty-f ... http://bit.ly/p50gOA

Judicial Activism

Pakistan is slowly slipping into a chaotic and ungovernable state, resulting from decades of military rule, dys ... http://p.ost.im/p/edE5vs

Judicial Activism

Pakistan is slowly slipping into a chaotic and ungovernable state, resulting from decades of military rule, dysfunc ... http://bit.ly/njjO6m

Punjab, Karachi and decentralisation

Two fascinating and parallel discussions about decentralisation have emerged in recent weeks. The first is the ... http://p.ost.im/p/eRkrRn

Punjab, Karachi and decentralisation

Two fascinating and parallel discussions about decentralisation have emerged in recent weeks. The first is the revi ... http://bit.ly/oILGVe

International Isolation

AS has happened several times in the past, Pakistan is facing international isolation once again. Somehow we la ... http://p.ost.im/p/edXuxd

International Isolation

AS has happened several times in the past, Pakistan is facing international isolation once again. Somehow we land o ... http://bit.ly/oXDymm

Wanted: dreamers of dreams

A bit surprised I was when a call came from the cabinet division, inviting me to a ‘dialogue’ with the prim ... http://p.ost.im/p/edVCR4

Energy and Security

The crisis in Pakistan’s energy sector is no longer confined to worsening the country’s grim industrial cri ... http://p.ost.im/p/edktA9

Energy and Security

The crisis in Pakistan’s energy sector is no longer confined to worsening the country’s grim industrial crisis ... http://bit.ly/o6m3YR

Democracy in threat

In the president’s house and the prime minister’s house, both situated in the green Margalla Hills, everything ... http://bit.ly/rqLZ3T

Democracy in threat

In the president’s house and the prime minister’s house, both situated in the green Margalla Hills, everyth ... http://p.ost.im/p/eduPdM

Cue the curtain on Pakistani minorities

On 28 May 2010, two Ahmadi “places of worship” were attacked simultaneously during Friday prayers in Laho ... http://p.ost.im/p/edf7Xr

Cue the curtain on Pakistani minorities

On 28 May 2010, two Ahmadi “places of worship” were attacked simultaneously during Friday prayers in Lahore. ... http://bit.ly/niaEiz