M A Niazi

The USA was at risk of a coupAT PENPOINTPerhaps the strongest reason why martial law cannot be imposed in the USA was in the reaction to the clearing of protesters in Washington, DC. The c

LAHORE

The raids by NAB for Mian Shehbaz Sharif were unsuccessful, and there was only the consolation of Imran Nazir fainting. It must have been a bad moment for the head of the police party. Here was a comp

Trump has only made matters worseAT PENPOINTO mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, i

LAHORE

I’m sorry I missed out on wishing you, dear reader, a Happy Eid. So I’m doing it now, just over a week late. In my defence, may I say that I was caught in the crossfire, like the rest of the natio

NFC Awards are meant to make provincial finances sustainableThe constitution of the 10th National Finance Commission was inevitable, after the 9th Commission, like the 8th, failed to make an A

LAHORE

One of the most poignant moments in the coronavirus crisis came when Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry refused to attend the National Assembly (NA) session after two lawmakers tested posi

LAHORE

Well, it seems we have entered the post-COVID-19 world. The emergence from lockdown means that we are now on our own, and have to take whatever measures we can to escape. We’ve had a preview of an e

LAHORE

One of the boons of Ramzan has been the balmy weather. Not exactly cool, because it’s not really been cool, but at least not as hot as it usually is at this time of the year. I mean, we’re into Ma

LAHORE

I wonder how much the coronavirus really has an effect. First, I’m assuming that it’s as bad as smallpox, which went from being the Antonine plague in the 2nd century AD to being wiped i

Trying to subvert the system means problemsWhen the whole coronavirus business blew up, it was a virtual certainty that PM’s Special Assistant for Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza would come i

LAHORE

Y’know, one of the consequences of the lockdown has been a new excuse at meals for bringing a laptop to the dinner table. “I’m doing my homework.” The kid in question then keeps on watching hi

LAHORE

If you ask me, the investigation of the whole wheat and sugar shortage investigation has been grossly mishandled. Making Wajid Zia investigate should have been a sure sign that positive results would