Megasthenes (Editor’s Note: This was published in the Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star on October 7, 2010. Even apart from the historical nuggets it contains, there is much in the narrative that all of us can learn from; and that we wish we had learnt from already, but have not.) Lt. General Azam Khan was […]

Adil Najam 10.10.10 turned out to be lucky for Pakistan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Well, kind of. For the first time in 40 years, Pakistan will be coming home with gold medals in Wrestling. Two actually. With Azhar Hussain and Muhammad Inam winning top spots in the 55kg and 84kg freestyles. The last time […]

Adil Najam According to a news item published in the Express Tribune, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has “revealed” that families of several militants were “hiding” in Karachi and that “the government will take strict action against them.” I have learnt to ignore most of what Mr. Malik says. Yet this statement made me stop in […]