Media watch: The state of affairs

Local media highlights the government's dealings with various issues including judiciary, opposition and flood aid.

Media watch is a daily round-up of key articles featured on news websites, hand-picked by The Express Tribune web staff.

The judicial non-crisis

The government’s strategy is quite obvious: stall. Buy time, somehow, anyhow, and let the clock wind down on the government’s term as far as possible. The why isn’t hard to figure out. Zardari & co are convinced the robes are getting their cues from Raiwind and/or Rawalpindi. Which means they fear the ultimate goal may be the government’s ouster, or of Zardari and his circle – Cyril Almeida (dawn.com)

No panacea like patience

Our politicians are flying at each other’s throat. Luckily, they have very strong throats. These throats are not easily crushable. But the political chaos is crushing the masses. They are crying. Whenever the masses cry, the politicians advise them to be patient. They ensure the masses that only patience can solve their problems. There is no panacea like patience – Dr AH Khayal (nation.com.pk)

Self-inflicted affliction

It is noted with regret that many of the recent appointments to several high level positions have been made in such a careless and sloppy manner that it was very hard for the government to defend its actions. Take, for example, the most recent appointment of the NAB chairman. One is at a loss to explain why the government ignored the NRO judgement. (dailytimes.com.pk)

Damage Needs Assessment overstated by the executive

While in their defence, members of the executive would no doubt point out that they had time and again cautioned that their assessment was, at best, very preliminary and that they would rely on the two multilateral agencies to compile data released by the affected districts, yet it is very likely that such a large divergence in the loss of data may only widen the trust deficit that the international community has made known in recent months. (brecorder.com)

A land beyond the power of miracles

Only an unbalanced nation would cultivate mass poverty and an extended nuclear programme at one and the same time. To us belongs this distinction and we find no anomaly in it. If the god or goddess called national security had the highest and most shining temple anywhere it would have to be in the wastes of the Islamic Republic – Ayaz Amir (thenews.com.pk)