Stories by Tariq Khosa
‘History does not repeat, but it does instruct,’ says history professor Timothy Snyder.
Published 29 Oct, 2025 08:03am
Should we not heed a warning and learn lessons from turbulence in our region?
Published 19 Sep, 2025 05:46am
It is high time we made a decision to ‘choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong’.
Updated 15 Aug, 2025 09:33am
We need to forge a model that counters the authoritarian threat.
Updated 10 Jul, 2025 08:45am
Multiple agencies — FIA, ANF, Customs, and police — operate without effective coordination.
Published 31 May, 2025 06:52am
A policy of compassion and empathy is needed for Balochistan.
Updated 26 Apr, 2025 08:55am
From 1976 to 2011, Tariq Khosa rose from a young police officer to its highest rank as Inspector-General of Police.
Updated 14 Apr, 2025 11:36am
The leadership of mainstream political parties must engage constructively with the disillusioned politicians of Balochistan.
Updated 28 Mar, 2025 09:05am
The proposed measures to combat migrant smuggling are sound, but will they be implemented?
Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:49am
We should embark upon the path of reconciliation after a phase of persecution and brutality.
Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am
When mainstream politicians adopt the expedient path of semi-loyalty, anti-democratic forces are strengthened.
Published 31 Jan, 2025 10:00am
The FIA should go after serious complaints of corruption by government functionaries.
Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:34am
Collective suicide is in progress, with conscious efforts at denial, distortion and deceit.
Updated 30 Nov, 2024 05:10pm
All parties need to raise their commitment to ensuring the effective implementation of the UNTOC.
Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:48am
Pakistanis want a deal based on a new national agenda and a charter of governance that reflects public sentiments.
Updated 27 Sep, 2024 01:20pm
The lesson was this: respect the Baloch and trust the Pathan; they’ll never stab you in the back.
Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:08am
The current polarised political environment requires a pause in order to facilitate “constructive engagement between the rival factions”.
Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:48am
A troika of power brokers has always called the shots by manipulating constitutional provisions.
Updated 27 Jun, 2024 09:29am
Will history repeat itself, or will we see the rectification of mistakes?
Updated 26 May, 2024 09:51am
Humility can be a bulwark against absolutism, and an antidote to the present era of grievance.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:10am
