Peace at enormous cost
Peace had been declared in Swat at the expense of the writ of our state. Let me elaborate, the militants of Swat have just declared a 10 day ceasefire in their region in which they have fought the Pakistan army to a standstill and have agreed to this ceasefire on the assurance from the Pakistan…
Democracy, does it fit with Islam?
I have been thinking about this for a while now. Somehow for some reason at least to me our religion and our political setup do not seem to add up at all. Islam has always had since its early and most successful days Authoritarian rule. Whether it was Prophet P.B.U.H or after him the Caliphs…
Virtual activism
Youth, the gears of a countries machine, the lifeblood of a nation’s body, the essence of which all great movements have been made of simply because youth means enthusiasm and energy- not even the sagacity of experience can replace that. However energy and enthusiasm are forces of nature which, when misplaced, can wreak as much…
IsI closes political wing
In a startling but very pleasant surprise the ISI has decided to close its “Political Wing” here in Pakistan. This wing although never clearly acknowledged has been for the last 3 decades indulged in skull duggery with our political setup which includes spying on politicians, fixing deals to let one government stay or creating anti…
Begging glass or bowl?
Diplomacy zardari ishtyle
Obviously we could count on Mr Zardari to work his ever affable charm on the sidelines of his recent visit to the U.S. He had a meeting with the Republican nominee for Vice president Sarah Palin with the following remarks according to CNN. Pakistan’s recently-elected president, Asif Ali Zardari, entered the room seconds later. Palin…
The game plan
Now that 5 Fasts have passed and I am still here, that is my nicotine addled brain has caught up with the rest of my body I can now pick up my pen again and start what I like best, to write. The 6th of Sept is a pretty important day for Pakistan. We will…
Ground Realities
There were two historic moments in Pakistani politics yesterday, first the coalition broke (as it was expected to break) within 7 days of the resignation of Musharraf. Which in itself just tells us one thing, that this “grand coalition” had absolutely nothing in common democratically or politically speaking other than the ouster of the commando….
People’s Demand #1
Hey guys, yeh you who are now in power? There is no one left to blame your shortcomings on anymore. So lets have it? The demand of the entire population of this country now is to bring back the original judiciary. Wonder how long they will take to achieve this one? Oh and by the…