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[5 Nov 2011 | One Comment | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: November 2011

Will the dark horse make it to the winning post?

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[5 Oct 2011 | Comments Off | Iqbal Haider]
Karachi in the Dock

What judgment should one expect from the apex court on the suo moto hearings on Karachi’s volatile situation? Senator Iqbal Haider, a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and who was present at some of the suo moto hearings, gives his views on the subject.

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[30 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Newsline Editorial Staff]
Looking Back at Mirza’s Game-Changing Press Conference

Newsline asked three analysts, Amir Zia, Ghazi Salahuddin, and I.A. Rehman to give their take on what they heard during Zulfiqar Mirza’s two-hour solo diatribe.

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[30 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | I. A. Rehman]
Loose Cannon?

What are the consequences of Zulfiqar Mirza’s diatribe for the PPP, Sindh and the crises-ridden state of Pakistan?

News & Politics »

[30 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Amir Zia]
The Shape of Things to Come

Zulfiqar Mirza’s diatribe will be damaging to the PPP’s policy of reconciliation and to democracy itself.

News & Politics »

[30 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Ghazi Salahuddin]
Whirlwind of Change?

The timing of Mirza’s flaming disclosures lends credence to the rumours that the doctor may prove to be a game-changer.

News & Politics »

[20 Sep 2011 | Comments Off | Saad Hasan]
Governing Pakistan’s Cities: Local Bodies or Commissionerate System?

In the wrangle to restore the commissionerate system in Pakistan and retain the local bodies system in Karachi, political parties are at odds with each other about the right solution.

Editorial, Opinion »

[9 Sep 2011 | 2 Comments | Rehana Hakim]
Editor’s Note: September 2011

What prompted Sindh’s senior minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza to lash out at the MQM and federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik when his own party was in talks with the MQM to bring them back into the cabinet?

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[25 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | Akbar S. Ahmed]
Karachi: A Mess of a Metropolis

Some want to bring in the Army. Others seek to boost police and Ranger numbers. With political tussles continuing, Karachi is a city abandoned, left to make the best of a worsening situation.

Blog Row, The Water Cooler »

[25 Aug 2011 | 5 Comments | Aaminah Qadir]
Who Will Lead Pakistanis and Bridge Ethnic Divides?

The recent violence in Karachi, with a hundred people dead in six days, desperately calls for someone to take a stand.