Saleem S. Rizvi By cleverly tiptoeing around the land mine of constitutional issues relating to General Musharraf’s electability in uniform and his second term as president, the majority of the nine- judge bench of the apex court has rendered a decision purely wrapped in legal technicalities. In simple words, the majority of the bench has […]

Guest Post by Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Pakistan’s political situation today raises more questions about the future of politics and democratic rule in the country than it did in the past. Clearly, democratic rule cannot be engendered through covert deals. Secret agreements made in the name of transition to democracy exacerbate the problem, because any political […]

Owais Mughal I first saw this photo by Raja Islam at Metroblogging Karachi and since then I am spellbound. The photo is self-explanatory but I do want to translate it for our English readership. For our Urdu readers I want to mention that punch line is written just above the McDonald’s sign. Translation: Try our […]