by Azam Saeed Given that the country is under the control of anti-Republic military forces in cahoots with external powers, it would be highly reasonable to call the country a de facto occupied territory. And if an actual armed conflict begins, which now seems somewhat likely, then the side resisting the occupation should seriously consider…

Saeed A. Malik. As soon as the government fraudulently passed the “Laws” regarding the Official Secrets Act and the amendment to the Pakistan Army Act, and the same were notified, it lost no time charging Imran Khan on the “issue of the Cipher “.I do not know the specifics of these charges, but can guess…

ڈاکٹر بابر چیمہ 2 :- ووٹ بینک کو ختم کر دیا جاۓ .3:- 804 کا ذاتی تشخص اور کردار مسخ کر دیا جاۓ4:- تحریک انصاف کی اعلیٰ درمیانی اور. نچلی سطح کی قیادت کی قوت ارادی کو توڑ ڈالا جاۓ .5:- سب سے اہم یہ کہ قیدی نمبر 804 کو خوف زدہ کر کے ہتھیار…

By Haider Mehdi What a terrible fall from grace of an institution which progressively showed its colonial fangs over the years to finally and completely show its true colors under Traitors Bajwa and Asim and their supporters in and out of uniform. An army which cannot defend its country, cannot abide by its oath to…

از اعظم سعید اس تحریر کا عنوان اردو کی ایک کہاوت ہے جس کا مطلب ہے کہ ایک بے غیرت کو کسی شخص یا کسی بات کا کوئی لحاظ نہیں ہوتا۔ اردو لسانِ نفیس ہے۔ میں نہیں سمجھتا کہ اس مہاورے کے تراش کنندہ نے قیاس کیا ہو گا کہ ایک دن دنیا کے اُس…

by Azam Saeed “I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill 2023 & Pakistan Army Amendment Bill 2023 as I disagreed with these laws.” So the President of Pakistan goes public declaring that his signatures of approval were forged. I find the reaction to be equally instructive. Rana Sanaullah says that the president has shown…

By Babar Cheema Political landscape and the future of Pakistans politics is entirely dependent upon one development. That is, whether prisoner number 804, caged in Barrack number 3 of Attock jail, can hold himself together or not. Before trying to answer this question, please allow me to quote from a paragraph from page 217 of…

by Azam Saeed A society can be measured by the way it treats its powerless and weak — humans or animals. Within the human kind, the list would include minorities, prisoners, women (in societies where their rights aren’t equal), children, the poor, the disabled, etc. For Muslims, the standard has been set by the Qur’an…

The writer is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives, and an associate professor of economics at Lums. Published in Dawn, August 18th, 2023 In a profound reflection on the present condition of Pakistan, the following article, published in Dawn on August 18, 2023, is penned by a senior research…

By Roedad Khan When the history of these benighted times comes to be written, August 5, 2023 will be remembered as a day of infamy, a sad milestone on the downward path. At a time when leadership is desperately needed to cope with matters of vital importance to the very survival of the country, Imran,…