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[16 May 2012 | No Comment | Talat Hussain]
The Prime Minister’s Conviction

The prime minister’s conviction and the varied responses to it engender new battle-lines in an already embattled country.

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[19 Jan 2012 | 3 Comments | Amir Zia]
Absolut Justice

Forget murder, rape, smuggling, terrorism and corruption – in Pakistan drinking liquor is the mother of all crimes.

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[28 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | Maheen Irfan Ghani]
A Timeline to the Memogate Scandal

It’s a bizarre and incredible scandal that is unlikely to fizzle anytime soon. Here are the major events that have led to the resignation of Husain Haqqani and put all eyes on President Zardari.

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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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[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.

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The Case of Sarfaraz Shah: Has Justice Been Done?

The verdict is out on Sarfaraz Shah’s brutal murder, but punishing seven men will not solve a major societal problem.

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[5 Jul 2011 | 3 Comments | Ayesha Umar]
Trying to Ban the Bible: Hypocrisy and Insularity

A couple of weeks back, a few clerics of the JUI-S demanded the Supreme Court of Pakistan take suo moto action against “blasphemous passages” in the Bible. Yes, they want to ban the Bible.

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[16 Jun 2011 | One Comment | Hamza Usman]
WikiLeaks: The Truth and Learning from our Mistakes

Will the truth emerging from the WikiLeaks disclosures finally set the Pakistani public free?

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[6 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | Online Editor]
Special Report: Revisiting the Bhutto Trial

What is the motive for this reference? Will revisiting this trial affect how ZAB is remembered? Will a positive decision by the SC boost the PPP’s fortunes in the next general elections?