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News for Friday, 18 May 2012

Reality check

What a superpower wants, a superpower gets

Suddenly it has dawned upon our policymakers, civilian and khaki, that it is time to ‘move on’ beyond...

White Lies

The Prime Minister (or, as some like to call him, Not The Prime Minister) and his family took out young political heiress Assefa Bhutto Zardari out to lunch...

A no-win situation

The country totters on the brink

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.– Plato (428 BC – 348...

New provinces

In the past few weeks, much has been made about the creation of new provinces in Pakistan. Political parties and politicians are also talking about new provinces. One...

On the crash

Bhoja Air has been rejuvenated after a hiatus from the commercial circles within Pakistan, under a very able, competent and experienced management comprising hardcore professionals in the aviation...

The whiff of 1969

Who will be India’s next president?

There is a straight connect between the knee and the tongue: Through the jerk. When a political knee jerks, it smashes...

Wapda is as Wapda does

Corruption and hubris are inherent qualities in Wapda because of its monopoly on electricity. Electricity today is a basic human need and the Wapda officials use its indispensability...

Under construction

I want to draw your attention towards the problems faced by the residents of Muslim Town, Nagan Churangi. The road here is under construction since more than a...

A black hole for aid?

When mediocrity, sans democratically accepted ethics, or traditions to uphold rule of law, dominate our power corridors, then a nation is destined to suffer humiliation, economic mismanagement and...

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