Tariq Aqil

Caretakers in the dock
- By Tariq Aqil
- September 11, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- September 4, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- August 28, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- August 21, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- August 14, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- August 7, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- July 31, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- July 24, 2023
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?
- By Tariq Aqil
- July 10, 2023
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
- By Tariq Aqil
- July 3, 2023
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…





