The mushroom cloud fear by Taj M Khattak
3 May, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010 Taj M Khattak The recent Washington Nuclear Security Summit concluded with a non-binding communiqué spelling out 12 obligations for the signatories, the most significant being a pledge to secure or destroy thousands of tons of weapon-grade fuel by 2014. President Obama expressed grave concern on the occasion about the dangers of [...]
People without power by Ghazi Salahuddin
2 May, 2010Sunday, May 02, 2010 Ghazi Salahuddin It was during military dictator Ziaul Haq’s rule that our illustrious economist Dr Mahbubul Haq, who was then federal minister for finance and planning, was heard making this comment: “They want transfer of power? I will transfer power to the people.” Of course, he meant electricity. Well, to carry [...]
No ‘good’ Taliban by Zafar Hilaly
1 May, 2010Saturday, May 01, 2010 Zafar Hilaly The regularity with which the military claims to be killing as many as 30-40 militants in a day may be gratifying, but the frequency with which the Taliban are bombing schools and police stations and killing friendly tribals, police, political workers and innocent civilians is alarming. As the military [...]
On national security policy by Sania Nishtar
3 April, 2010Governance Saturday, April 03, 2010 Sania Nishtar Pakistan’s prevailing situation should lend impetus to strategic thinking about a holistic vision for a national security policy. The imperative to do so is two-fold: one, the contemporary understanding of security within the context of a nation state has broadened from one centered on territorial sovereignty and therefore, [...]
How the (more than)other half lives by Ahmad Rafay Alam
2 April, 2010Urban/urbane Friday, April 02, 2010 Ahmad Rafay Alam Two weeks ago, on the 20th of March, a fire broke out in Shanti Nagar, a slum in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi. Locals informed the fire department of the incident almost immediately, but by the time the fire trucks arrived – and whether their delay was caused by [...]
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