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[16 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
The NRO, the Media and a Need for Reform

We all knew the Supreme Court would strike down the NRO and yet we left our televisions on for five hours waiting for the inevitable announcement.

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[14 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
The Return of Aitzaz

After a year during which it seemed like everyone except his own party wanted to speak to him and get his opinions on the issues of the day, Aitzaz Ahsan is back in President Zardari’s good graces.

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[9 Dec 2009 | 11 Comments | ]
Photoshop as an Ideological Tool

The Nation has taken to crudely Photoshopping photographs to advance its agenda.

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[9 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
The Dictator’s Wife at the Arts Council

Mohammed Hanif’s play, The Dictator’s Wife, showcases not only his trenchant take on politics but applies the same sensibilities to marriage and romance

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[8 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
After the NRO

Now that a full bench of the Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the legality of the NRO pundits have gone into prediction overdrive.

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[4 Dec 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
The Lessons of ’77

The PML-N should look to the past to avoid another military takeover.

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[3 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
A Day of Explosions

A look at a sad day where terrorist attacks and freak blasts occurred all over the world.

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[2 Dec 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Weekly Briefing

AQ Khan’s travels and other gems of the week.

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[26 Nov 2009 | Comments Off | ]
Omar Saeed Sheikh: Terrorist or Prank Caller?

How a man on death row nearly triggered a nuclear war.

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[25 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
The Blackwater Saga Continues

A US journalist reports on the presence of Blackwater operatives in Pakistan.