Posts by Cyril Almeida
The Adiala 11 From the Newspaper
STATES sometimes dispose of their citizens. Abduct them, torture them, kill them. All states have done...
February 19, 2012 (4 days ago)
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Searching for answers From the Newspaper
Every theory seems incomplete, even the conspiracies don’t add up. Memogate is winding down but wait,...
February 12, 2012 (2 weeks ago)
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The Swiss conundrum From the Newspaper
WRITE the letter, don’t write the letter, write the letter, don’t write the letter … Sit down with...
February 5, 2012 (3 weeks ago)
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The tale of civilian survival From the Newspaper
SOMETHING astonishing has just occurred in Pakistan, in case you missed it: nothing.
January 29, 2012 (4 weeks ago)
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A transformative court From the Newspaper
AS the government ducks and weaves and tries to buy time for itself, the ultimate hurdle still looms:...
January 22, 2012
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Decision time From the Newspaper
CONFUSED by what`s happening in Pakistan? Trying to make sense of it all? Think of it this way: what...
January 15, 2012
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Arbiters of public importance From the Newspaper
WHEN the robe starts to wield the pen like a scalpel and the gavel like a sledgehammer, why bother debating...
January 8, 2012
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Spy game From the Newspaper
A year after Raymond Davis killed two Pakistanis in a congested part of Lahore in broad daylight —...
December 31, 2011
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A more complicated script From the Newspaper
IMAGINE this were 15 years ago. An army chief wants the prime minister out, the Supreme Court has jumped...
December 30, 2011
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For whom the bell tolls From the Newspaper
AS the gloves come off and pretences are dropped, it’s become terribly obvious: the army wants Zardari...
December 23, 2011
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Rally in Lahore sends alarm bells ringing
From the Newspaper
Does the PDC event suggest that the security establishment is once again pursuing its narrow interests?
December 21, 2011
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From the Newspaper
Does the PDC event suggest that the security establishment is once again pursuing its narrow interests?
December 21, 2011
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Growing isolation From the Newspaper
NOW that we’ve taught the Americans a lesson and they know we mean business, a question: what next?
December 16, 2011
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It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world From the Newspaper
JUST when you think this place can’t get any loopier…
December 9, 2011
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Our terms, our victory? From the Newspaper
IT’S all happening so fast that analysis seems like a pretty futile pursuit just now
December 2, 2011
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Never forgive, never forget From the Newspaper
NOW that they`ve got the scalp they wanted, a question: why did they want his scalp so bad?
November 25, 2011
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