Adil Najam Not surprisingly, Pakistan politics remains a mess. The President remains the master of brinksmanship. Instead of doing the right thing to begin with, he pushes crises to the edge and then, just in the nick of time takes a U-turn. The judiciary keeps testing the limits of its own power and at least […]

Adil Najam About a year ago I did a short post and somewhat presumptuously titled it “Ultimate Lollywood.” Let me suggest, equally presumptuously, that I may have now found an exemplar of what it means to be “Lollywood” that is even more “ultimate,” maybe even “Lollywood supreme”. Judge for yourself.

Adil Najam UPDATE: The Prime Minister has announced the withdrawl of the President’s judicial notifications! Hats off to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani for political theatre of the highest caliber. And I mean that as a compliment. On Monday he played the loyal Prime Minister defending his President, attacking the opposition, and hinting at a […]