The question is: can this defining moment — transition of power from one civilian govt to another — become an episode?

Despite some uncertainty still dogging the political scene, for the most part everyone agrees that Pakistan is inching towards the May 11 general elections, the first in her history when power will be constitutionally transferred ...

Unease about the scrutiny process is not without justification

Who else former interior minister Rehman Malik is indebted to than the Returning Officers (ROs) who interviewed aspiring candidates for the upcoming elections? As part of the scrutiny required to approve their nomination papers, ...

Investigate a bit and there’s a strong sense that some forces just did not want the overseas Pakistanis to vote

Though the honourable Supreme Court, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), NADRA and Attorney General of Pakistan are still battling at the tail end of a debate about the right of overseas Pakistanis to vote and the latest twist ...

Sustaining a monthly or weekly in the mad, mad world of 24-hour television, newspapers and online media is not for the faint hearted

The world’s first magazine originated in early eighteenth century in England with the title The Gentleman’s Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer. This was the first time that the Arabic word machsan (meaning ...

The leafy green but stony-faced Islamabad is probably the last city that comes to mind considering the rich diversity associated with Pakistan’s culture and heritage but that doesn’t stop it from hosting rights. Lok ...