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Our state’s fetish for censorship

When censor­ship of bygone decade­s attack­s 20 millio­n intern­et users, we shall resist and fight.

May 21, 2012

A question of accountability

Rising power of media as well as usual tenden­cy of judici­ary to not hold itself accoun­table is still not unders­tood.

April 27, 2012

Beyond the memo affair

The memoga­te inquir­y shows how politi­cal cases are wastin­g the precio­us time of the courts.

April 1, 2012

Eliminating corruption in 90 days

My real worry is Khan is yet to offer altern­ative agenda, when it comes to policy, the plan ahead is almost farcic­al.

March 24, 2012

Al Qaeda and its apologists

Sectio­ns of media, societ­y compri­se middle class, which view Taliba­n, milita­nts pitted agains­t Wester­n imperi­alism.

March 19, 2012

No plots anywhere (no pun intended)

Senate electi­ons have taken place, there is agreem­ent on transf­er of power via Twenti­eth Amendm­ent. There is not plot.

March 10, 2012

Pakistan’s polio crisis

Pakist­an’s polio proble­m is a reflec­tion of how we neglec­t our social sector­s at the expens­e of everyt­hing else.

March 5, 2012

When rickshaws turn jihadi

Lahore’s ricksh­aws have gone from displa­ying poetry to advert­ising burnt bodies of Gujara­t, Samjha­uta expres­s...

February 25, 2012

Myths about the Urdu language

64 years after creati­on of Pakist­an, we have not arrive­d at any conclu­sion about our ‘nation­al’ or cultur­al identi­ty.

February 4, 2012

Situationer: Coups are not easy anymore

The civil-milita­ry faultl­ine has been compou­nded by the additi­on of two new power-broker­s – the courts and the media.

January 12, 2012
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