THE judgement in the Panamagate case is yet again in line with our tradition of making an issue more confusing, and both warring parties are happy.

We do not want our problems resolved, as status quo helps us better. The verdict has hardly lessened the rulers’ agony and this helps the opposition.

Believers in democracy know that an election is the solution, but they need TV discussions as a source of entertainment, of course, of poor quality. So we keep ourselves busy in pursuing trivialities, losing time and then àre back to square one.

M. Zafrul Hasan

Karachi

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

Impending slaughter
Updated 07 May, 2024

Impending slaughter

Seven months into the slaughter, there are no signs of hope.
Wheat investigation
07 May, 2024

Wheat investigation

THE Shehbaz Sharif government is in a sort of Catch-22 situation regarding the alleged wheat import scandal. It is...
Naila’s feat
07 May, 2024

Naila’s feat

IN an inspirational message from the base camp of Nepal’s Mount Makalu, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani stressed...
Plugging the gap
06 May, 2024

Plugging the gap

IN Pakistan, bias begins at birth for the girl child as discriminatory norms, orthodox attitudes and poverty impede...
Terrains of dread
Updated 06 May, 2024

Terrains of dread

Restored faith in the police is unachievable without political commitment and interprovincial support.
Appointment rules
Updated 06 May, 2024

Appointment rules

If the judiciary had the power to self-regulate, it ought to have exercised it instead of involving the legislature.