Tariq Aqil

Caretakers in the dock

THE newly inducted caretaker government just a few weeks in office is facing a barrage of criticism and rising pres-sure on many different fronts. The…

Horror of electricity bills

INFLATED electricity bills proved to be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. Electric bills have resulted in an avalanche of public anger and…

Plight of Pakistani Christians

ACCORDING to the census of 2017 Christians are the biggest non-Muslim community of Pakistan and are about 1.27% of the total population out of these…

Celebrating 76 years of independence

ON August 14 2023 the nation celebrated76 years of independence with joy, glee and fanfare across the length and breadth of the country. This year’s…

Resurgence of terrorism

Terror stalks the land again. The dark sinister and blood thirsty forces of obscurantism and religious fanaticism are once again targeting the state security forces…

Our Taliban policy and terror in Bajaur

Since the launch of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan somewhere in 2007 Pakistan has been battered and bruised again and again by religious militants of the TTP. So…

Post elections hopes and fears

Finally there is light at the end of tunnel. The overcast murky chaotic and scary political situation of the last few months appears to be…

Foreign policy and results

FOREIGN policy of Pakistan has undergone many changes and reforms during the last seventy five years but ironically it still leaves a lot to be…

Why military courts?

THE political soap opera being enacted in Pakistan continues unabated. The powers that be in the country are hell bent on trying the civilian political…

Happenings of May 9 and consequences

THE cat is out of the bag and the spokesperson of the military establishment has made it very clear in a press conference that all…

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