Articles by the Chief Editor

Holding Parliamentary elections in about 60 days from a standing start, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) says that "Local Bodies" polls cannot be...

The Federal Interior Minister's excellent initiative for reinvigorating the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) effective is most welcome, so is the concept of a National...

Dear Readers, Since that fateful day on 9/11 when the USA came under terrorist attack, Pakistan has come to be regarded by many nations as...

Declaring a State of Emergency on Nov 3, 2007, Musharraf held the Constitution of Pakistan "in Abeyance." Article 6, Clause (1) in effect on...

Facing multiple crisis simultaneously, most of them man-made, Pakistan's workforce and institutions remain amazingly resilient. In many ways PIA is symbolic of the nation...

Twice Mian Nawaz Sharif was unjustifiably stopped from completing his stipulated term as PM, he has now taken oath of office again. Acquiring a...

Even as the democratically elected government led by the PPP became the first civilian government to complete its tenure, one finds very little to...

An imperfect electoral exercise copied from western models our democracy has very little relevance to the local environment or the "genius of the people"....