بلڈی سویلین – از نعمان عالم: جس ملک میں اکیالیس سال فوج کی حکمرانی رہی ہو ، اور پچیس سال جمہوریت کے دستانے میں سیاستدانوں کی ہارس ٹریڈنگ میں بھی جرنیلوں کا ہاتھ رہا ہو ، وہاں آپ فوج کو ” محترم ” گاۓ نہیں
The APC’s ‘document of surrender’ – S Iftikhar Murshed: The participants in the All-Parties Conference convened by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday in Islamabad were probably not even aware of the symbolical significance of the day. On September 9, 2001, suicide terrorism, which was extremely rare
Zardari – by M Ziauddin: The writer is Executive Editor of The Express Tribune Zardari had entered the presidency with lots and lots of baggage. “Mr 10 per cent” is Pakistan’s president, the world mocked. Being the single biggest beneficiary of his wife’s death,
اور حساب کیسے برابر ہوا؟ – از جاوید سومرو: سخت گرمیوں کی وہ دوپہر میرے ذہن کے کسی کونے میں آج بھی محفوظ ہے جب اچانک میرے پرائمری سکول میں میرے استاد نے بھرائی ہوئی آواز میں کہا کہ بچوں سکول کی چھٹی ہوگئی ہے اور آپ سب
14 August Time for Freedom Again – by Bahadar Ali Khan: Six decades ago, we achieved freedom from Britain. But the habits of the slaves don’t die overnight. Over the years following independence we got busy with hunt for a new master. Among two available choices we picked one, the
Sitting ducks – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto. kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk For, we too are floating about merrily, unaware that we are plumb in the sights of a dangerous,
Collective Amnesia – by Khadim Hussain: A scene from Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, has vaguely remained my memory for a long time. The scene is about a gun battle in 1967 between liberals and conservatives in Macondo
دال میں کچھ کالا یا پوری دال ہی کالی ؟: ایک عجیب و غریب واقعہ جو ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان میں پیش آچکا ہے جہاں پر 150 لوگ چار گھنٹے شہر کے اندر، جیل کے اردگرد باردوی سرنگیں بچھا کر، بڑے ہتھیار سے مسلح ہوکر حملہ آور ہوتے ہيں اور
We must face our demons – by Kamran Shafi: The writer is a columnist, a former major of the Pakistan Army and served as press secretary to Benazir Bhutto kamran.shafi@tribune.com.pk It is quite incredible that though we are in our late-ish sixties, both our country and its people
ISI: Failing state within a state? – by Nadeem Saeed: “The ISI, no wonder, has lost control over both violent jihadi militant extremists on the one hand and the CIA special operatives on the other”, this startling observation about Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency is made in a leaked
Pakistan and Egypt: Where Armies Rule – by Ayesha Siddiqa: ISLAMABAD — The July 3 coup that ousted Egypt’s first popularly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, reminds us that military putsches can happen anywhere. Egypt and Pakistan have political similarities. Both have powerful and predatory armies, are heavily militarized and
Double Bind (Part 1) – by Waseem Altaf: While addressing 123rd PMA Long Course at Kakul, Abbotabad, on 23rd April 2011, General Kayani, the COAS informed that the backbone of terrorists had been broken. One thousand meters away in a fort-like structure, master terrorist Osama Bin Laden
In foreign hands – by Baloch Faryad and Nauroz Marri: It is not uncommon to come across an amalgam of politicians, analysts and journalists on national media posing and answering such vexing questions as what is happening in Balochistan and who is fueling the current unrest in Balochistan. Before
To the Amir Hakimullah Mehsud – Ayaz Amir: Respected Amir Sahib, we have no quarrel with you. The areas under your command, where the righteous flag of the Taliban flies, we ceded control of a long time ago, and we have learned to live with the
No evidence on who is doing bombings – by Riaz Malik Hajjaji: Editors note: It appears the State organs of Pakistan fully subscribe to the insightful analysis by Syed Riaz Al Malik Hajjaji. Just because a facist organization plans, repeatedly announces, admits and takes ownership of killing the shia community. This
نواز شریف کے نام محمد حنیف کا کھلا خط: پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے سربراہ میاں نواز شریف چودہ سال بعد تیسری بار پاکستان کے وزیر اعظم بن گئے ہیں۔ اس عرصے میں انھوں نے قید تنہائی کاٹی، جلاوطنی میں رہے، ایک بار ملک واپس آنے کی کوشش
تبلیغی اجتماع یا اجتماعی فرار – از وسیم الطاف: راولپنڈی اور اسلام آباد کے سنگم پہ واقع کیرج فیکٹری کے قریب ایک کھلی جگہ پہ آج تبلیغی جماعت کا سہ روزہ اجتماع آخری دعا کے ساتھ اختتام پذیر ہوا جس میں امت مسلمہ کی سربلندی اور یہود و
مشرف ، آرمی لمیٹڈ اور کاغذی شیر – از امام بخش: یار لوگوں نے جنرل مشرف کے بارے میں ایک قصہ مشہور کر رکھا ہے جسے لطیفہ کہنا زیادہ بہتر ہوگا کہ عنان اقتدار سنبھالنے کے چند دنوں بعد جنرل پرویز مشرف صحرائے تَھر میں آرمی کی طرف سےکُھدوائے جانے
Military takeoever and 18th amendment – by Pejamistri: One of the funniest question asked on Facebook the other day, not by a common man living somewhere in remote village of Dera Ghazi Khan, but by a very informed blogger, social activist and highly educated person living in
Left in the lurch – by Ali Arqam: The state is looking the other way The Awami National Party (ANP) campaign for the upcoming elections is going along the swaggering video statements and escalated bomb attacks by Taliban and nonchalant responses by the other political parties especially
Should the Army or ISI be above criticism – by A Z: While commenting on my article 2013: A Highly Critical Year for Pakistan one dear friend has sounded as if we cannot criticize the ISI. I have always had a great respect for this friend as he is someone superior to