DAWN - Encounter; March 29, 2008

Two issues to determine the coalition’s fate YUSUF Raza Gilani is a very lucky politician. He comes to power as Pakistan’s 15th elected prime minister at a time when the people’s hankering for democracy and democratic governance, after...		Judges’ issue: revisiting the 1972 judgment THERE are diverse views and opinions about how the pre-November 3 judiciary can be restored. The issue has been made more complex and complicated by President Pervez Musharraf, who, in his...

The looming food crisis THE warning is loud and clear. There is a growing shortage of food worldwide. Food prices are rising stupendously. In other words, food is becoming scarce. Hunger is set to grow....		Roots of nationalism in Sindh A POLITICALLY mature reaction by the people of Sindh was witnessed after the murder of Ms Benazir Bhutto. The mobs torched government property, destroyed the means of communication and banned vehicular traffic in every corner of Sindh....