The people remain the only suckers in this game of Kingly turns where democracy is just a convenient cover.

When maximal is costly, optimal can be the best take-away. Take it.

Imran can seek concessions, formalised agreement from all political players of a new blueprint for a political system

It is time for serious course correction within if we wish the voice of Muslim world to be heard and be of consequence

Sadly, with the turn of the 70's began a culture of exodus of original thinkers from Pakistan’s intellectual landscape

Pakistan ain’t letting India in on Afghanistan any time soon. It has its interests to secure.

To tie Pakistan around in knots on terrorism alone was thus not an impromptu, nagging complaint.

Nawaz, Modi were out to make history. Why did it all fall flat? Was it defeatism that once again bridled enterprise?

PPP & PML-N have given rise to yet another phenomenon as variation of ‘establishment’ — the ‘political establishment’.

For 3 weeks while civil-military strife played out on television, on pages of most newspapers, Nawaz remained silent.