Stories from Zafar Hilaly
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In the ‘national interest’
A way out of the current travails is for the ‘umpire’ to step in to fill the power vacuum in Islamabad.
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Shades of dhandli
Pakistanis must stop believing that there exists an anthropological, sociological reason to bypass the law in Pakistan
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The need for change
You can either have a true democracy or great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few because you can’t have both.
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Jailbreak despair
Most of us believe that expecting government, establishment to take steps, prevent recurrence of Bannu is delusionary.
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Storm in a tea cup
Mansoor and Haqqani, two veritable peas in a pod, were having fun and games although in the process both got hurt.
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Since Salala
Few would have predicted the steep fall that has occurred in relations in the months elapsed since Salala attack.
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Terminally ill
If dispatching the government before completing its term harms democracy & means we can’t criticise it, so be it.
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A tinpot despot
When it comes to dealing with nuclear armed enemies threatening its shores, US shows how solicitous, patient it is.