Things added in April, 2009
April 27th by Ayesha Siddiqa.
THE outcry these days is that the Taliban are now firmly in our midst. While some believe they will eventually be defeated, others are of the view that the tide ...
April 27th by Ardeshir Cowasjee.
Air Marshal Asghar Khan, once, long ago, in what were the ‘good old days,’ was the world’s youngest chief of an air force, Pakistan’s air force, which he led with ...
April 27th by Kamal Siddiqi.
One can only wonder how Pakistan’s political and military leadership functions. Earlier this month, the faulty Nizam-e-Adl Regulation was steamrolled through Parliament and signed into law by the president. The ...
April 27th by Talat Masood.
With Pakistan engaged in a death dance with home grown Taliban its relations with India acquire greater strategic and political significance. It has to focus on the internal threat and ...
April 27th by Ayesha Tammay Haq.
Given the speed at which we seem to be hurtling toward the abyss without thought or care, one would imagine that there is little left that can shock one. And ...
April 20th by Kamal Siddiqi.
Praise be to the lawyers’ movement and its shining stars. One can congratulate them on the release of Maulana Abdul Aziz, a man who was an integral part of the ...
April 20th by Talat Masood.
The passage of the controversial Sharia regulation for Malakand division once again brought global and national attention on how this would impact on Pakistan’s future. Swat has been caught in ...
April 20th by Ayesha Tammay Haq.
Statistic, number, trade, honour, exchange, commodity – no, this is not a conversation about the financial markets, it is about half of Pakistan’s population, it is about women. That segment ...
April 18th by Dr. Masooda Bano.
The public discourse on the causes of the militancy in Pakistan is very common. People are concerned about the growing incidents of militancy occurring right in the heart of the ...
April 15th by Zaheerul Hassan.
Anti Pakistan forces supported by foreign hands became more active in achieving their set objective of separation of Balochistan after foreseeing their defeat in Afghanistan, FATA, Bajaur and Swat. ...
April 14th by Mosharraf Zaidi.
Having asked for $30 billion so that it can get its act together, Pakistan should prepare itself for good news. It is not going to get $30 billion. It will ...
April 14th by Anjum Niaz.
"The drones don't fly out of Pakistan," grandly declares President Asif Zardari. It makes headline news. On the same day our army chief expresses similar sentiments. Earlier Prime Minister Gilani ...
April 14th by Mir Jamilur Rahman.
America recognised Pakistan in 1949, almost two years after it became independent. The recognition came with reluctance because it was generally held that Pakistan would not last long. However, the ...
April 13th by Aziz Ahmad.
We have been seeing too many dramatic and dreadful images on our TV screens in the past few weeks. It is like watching an action-packed Western movie, where there is ...
April 13th by Talat Masood.
Managing relations with a superpower for any country, or foe, is always problematic. In case of Pakistan it is more so, as its vital security interests are closely intertwined with ...
April 13th by Roedad Khan.
As I listened to President ObamaÕs address to the nation and his wartime rhetoric, I held my breath. He didnÕt speak softly. His tone was harsh and threatening. He carried ...
April 13th by Waqar Khan.
Very different but good column from waqar khan as he is writing against our hakeen in a satiric way. Must Read
April 13th by Hamid Mir.
Hamid Mir writing against politics of Mullah and how they black mail big powers for their own politics and greedyness of power.
April 13th by Irfan Siddiqui.
Irfan Siddiqui in his column talking about more rallies and more long march for your own interests.
April 12th by Masood Hasan.
A tribute must be paid to the PIA captain who was travelling along with his crew on a PIA flight to Jeddah from where he was to take another PIA ...
April 12th by Dr Farrukh Saleem.
America's top-most diplomat for the region and America's 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have never been in Islamabad -- both at the same time. Holbrooke was here ...
April 12th by Ghazi Salahuddin.
With the pace of events suddenly picking up, April so far has been a real roller coaster. That mood of elation at the end of March, after the vindication of ...
April 12th by Khurshid Zaman Abbasi.
A very good column from Washington about crimes happened in USA? Please welcome him as our new columnist here on pkcolumnist.com
April 10th by Ayaz Amir.
From Amit Kumar somewhere across the planet comes this somewhat puckish email: "Dear Sir, Would you kindly clarify as to which flavour of Taliban - the freedom fighters in Afghanistan ...
April 9th by Zaheerul Hassan.
Swat which remained on international focus due to turmoil brought out by the Taliban Insurgency since 2007, has now heading towards calm and peace slowly and gradually. General masses of ...
