Questions and answers
To do or not to do is what the prime minister can’t stop debating.
Arifa Noor
When pandemics strike
In the wake of the Spanish flu, healthcare for all became the responsibility of states.
Op-eds in the time of corona
Some recommendations for those who have time to read something longer than a tweet on COVID-19.
A rowdy public debate
TV will continue to force many issues into the public sphere and the resulting debate will be uncomfortable.
Politics in the age of TV
In this age of electronic media, politicians rarely catapult to fame because of their great oratory in parliament.
Destination unknown
There is a quiet wave of concern over the uncertainty that faces Afghanistan.
Power moves
Is it all enough for someone, somewhere to decide that the chessboard needs to be swept clean?
Sedition is the new black
It is such a simple tale of right and wrong that it’s hard to write on it.
From Peshawar to Lahore
It’s hard to assume that playing hardball in KP will frighten those grumbling in Punjab.
Occam’s razor
Suddenly, from the PML-Q to the MQM to the GDA, everyone has found their voice and their list of complaints.
It’s the economy, stupid
Only if a news organisation has a varied revenue stream it will be in a position to resist state pressure.
On a wing and a prayer
Anger, rhetoric and droning on about what the law or Constitution says is not a political strategy; it is laziness.
Cover Story: Change or continuity
The good moments in politics in Pakistan are just that — moments.
PPP’s lack of ambition
No one, not even the PPP itself, believes the party wants to win anywhere but Sindh.
‘Crime’ and ‘punishment’
Only if we change our approach will we recognise the importance of ensuring rights for all, including the accused.
Subplots in the story
The revolutionary spirit may have been lost along the way but the righteous zeal remains in all its ugly glory.
Listening to the young
More should be done to hear young voices, especially by those who represent us.
The petition that nearly wasn’t
What is parliament now supposed to do? Give the power to the government to grant an extension?
Frenemies, within and without
Undoubtedly, there are many who feel Pakistan has a lot more to offer, which makes it important for Washington.
Deus ex machina
There is no room for a political settlement once the decision is taken elsewhere.