Adil Najam The ‘Charter of Democracy‘ signed by former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif is already old news. This is unfortunate. Even if it is just ‘talk’, talking about democracy can only be good for Pakistan. I have been surprised at how few people I know who have even bothered to read the […]

Adil Najam The ‘kujja’ picture yesterday was placed here largely inspired by the news that Pakistan now has a new Rs. 5,000 note; and rumor (denied by the State Bank) has it that we might soon also have a Rs. 10,000 note. A new Rs. 10 note was also introduced and new banknotes of Rs. […]

Adil Najam This political parody is now a little dated (was circulating on the internet immediately after US President Bush’s 2006 visit to Pakistan). But it was funny then and is still funny. Given where US-Pakistan relations are going, it may be even more pertinent today than before. In case you are wondering where those […]