Almost all the persons who joined IK (PTI) and devoted their wealth and energy to bolster his image and politics are without any exception one-dimensional men. Not the politicians who jumped into the PTI-ship purposely. They are an exception. One-dimensional men cannot see that the reality is a complex structure/phenomenon. And they can’t understand the […]
The will of the people is supreme. That is, their will via their representatives is supreme. That is, all the entities brought into existence by the constitution though they be independent in the performance of their mandate are accountable to the people’s representatives. It is thus that the representatives of the people are accountable to […]
In Pakistan, another organ of the state has come into existence. That is Ultra-Executive. Security Establishment is the core of it and Judiciary and the ECP are an integral part; without them no political engineering is possible. Now the only thing that remains affiliatable and accountable to the people is Parliament (Legislature) and that only […]
Like other realities such as physical or social, the political reality too is layered. It’s not the surface and the bottom that make it. So understanding political reality requires multilayered thinking and analytical skills. And in order to change the political reality, a multilayered approach is a sine qua non. Linear and binary thinking and […]
Politics is complex. It’s not Black & White. If there is no more Black, that doesn’t mean now it’s all White. No, it’s Grey. A large Grey area. From it, may emerge bits of White. And it requires clarity, patience, perseverance and courage on our part. Politics is a game of securing what we envision […]
IK-PTI, that’s a shallow phenomenon. It has no basis in the economic reality of the country. The narrative of corruption, taking turns in power (PPPP-PMLN), was/is a negative, anti-constitution, anti-democracy, and anti-morality. It’s not going to survive…provided it is not pumped up again, like it was done in 2011, 2014, and then finally in 2018. […]
The world is thus connected today economically it was never so in the past. That means both dependence and interdependence, and sort of a combined survival of and for all. In the past, there were regions that could stand isolation and survive economically. For example, some African, Asian and Latin regions. Not so now. Economic […]
On March 1 (2022), EAG Pakistan twitter handle @eagpakistan posted 6 tweets reacting to the incumbent regime’s “relief measures for the people.” Here are the tweets: PM’s decision to provide benefits of various sorts–lower fuel & elec prices & subsidized loans & tax exemptions for selected sectors–continues long & inglorious tradition of country’s top leadership […]
Without any comments:“Pakistan’s greatest politician headlined by Pakistan’s greatest newspaper” . . . ! [The Express Tribune, October 19, 2013]
Nadir Hassan stands apart from the courtiers in weighing up the achievements of General Kayani, ‘the political animal.’ See this article by him which The
Two pictures, one from Multan and one from Lahore, tell how the elders are still loved and taken care of in a society where moral
It’s sacrificial offering day today. See it through the eyes of Sabir Nazar: [The Express Tribune, October 16, 2013]
Here is the story of an island’s violent birth in an earthquake: Island’sviolent birth in an earthquake By Henry Fountain A small island that appeared
Isn’t the accomplice, and the culprit the federal government, which gave consent for this scheme? Isn’t it the ruling party, i.e. Pakistan Muslim League (N)?
The real strength of the hardcore Taliban lies in their softcore allies! [The Express Tribune, October 7, 2013]
See how one member of an elite family is being showered with praises for her real degree and distinction in the LL.B. examination by a
طالبان، جنگی معیشت پر پلنے والی ایک ملیشیا ہے۔ اس ضمن میں یہ رپورٹ نہایت اہم ہے: [روزنامہ ’’جنگ‘‘ لاہور، 7 اکتوبر، 2013]
Sabir Nazar best explains what it means to defend Pakistan the Pakistan way! [The Express Tribune, September 29, 2013]
Some of the issues are not political. Maybe one party which is in power toady will be in opposition tomorrow. So better be considerate regarding
That’s not uncommon in Pakistan; rather it’s sort of usual! See this report – how the guardians of the rule of law turn into phony
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws. [Voltaire, 1694-1778] Years ago, it was in a
کچھ معاملات سیاستی نہیں ہوتے۔ آج جو پارٹی حکمرانی کر رہی ہے، کل وہ بھی حزبِ اختلاف میں بیٹھی ڈنڈے بجا رہی ہو گی۔ سو
Sabir Nazar instead of pencil and brush uses knives and choppers and cuts his subject / subjects mercilessly into pieces! [The Express Tribune, October 2,
Shame on this and other such newspapers which play in the hands of Pakistan’s Riyasti Ashrafiya, and promote their sons and daughters and thus perpetuate
See this cartoon, which was published in The New York Times / International Herald Tribune on August 3-4, 2013. Are the monster-killers serious in exterminating
انتظار حسین کی اردو پڑھنے لائق ہوتی ہے۔ اسی لیے میں باقاعدگی سے روزنامہ ’’ایکسپریس‘‘ کا ادارتی صفحہ ضرور دیکھتا ہوں۔ گو کہ ان کے
Whatever I achieved is fruit of my own labor, hard work, sincerity and commitment! I do acknowledge I learned a lot from two of my
This picture was published in the International Herald Tribune on the 1stof August. I kept this page of the newspaper in my loose-paper file. But
A measure to measure a society’s level of culture and civilization is to see whom it rewards most. In Pakistan, Javed Chaudhry is one of
نوٹ: رپورٹ ڈاؤن لوڈ کیجیے: ایبٹ آباد کمیشن رپورٹ [یہ تصویر الجزیرہ کی ویب سائیٹ سے لی گئی ہے۔] پاکستان کے قیام کے ساتھ ہی واقعات
On September 2, in an Urdu daily, a small advertisement appeared. It was about a lecture on Cosmic Dust on September 3 under the auspices
کافی عرصے سے پاکستان میں ایک بات دہرائی جاتی رہی ہے کہ تدریس کے شعبے میں صرف وہ لوگ آتے ہیں، جو اور کسی شعبے
Here is a cartoon by Sabir Nazar, which exposes the fallacy of opposing the Drone attacks. The cartoon published in The Express Tribune on September
So Immanuel Kant already knew it! See this article published in The News York Times on September 13, 2013. Link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/opinion/the-duty-to-protect-still-urgent.html?_r=0 The
اب آتے ہیں آج کے ’’جنگ‘‘ میں شائع ہونے والے کالموں کی طرف۔ ان سب کو پڑھنے کے لیے اور پھر ان پر رائے زنی
جب اردو بلاگ کے لیے ’’سول پاکستان‘‘ کا نام میرے ذہن میں آیا تو مجھے یہ ہر اعتبار سے جامع اور مانع محسوس ہوا۔ میں
یہ سال 1993 کی بات ہے کہ میں نے اپنی شاعری ماہنامہ ’’ادبِ لطیف‘‘ میں بھیجنی شروع کی۔ یہ شاعری چھپی تو میں نے حوصلہ پکڑا، اور
With Taliban, talks or no talks seems to be a self-created dilemma! Is it a tragedy or a farce . . . See this cartoon
[پشاور میں مسیحی شہریوں کے قتلِ عام پر بے بسی کا اظہار] (میں سوچتا ہوں اگر شاعری نہ کر سکتا تو ہو سکتا ہے کچھ
[When I wrote this piece, I titled it as, Saddam Hussein: A King of our Times, but The News carried it with a better title:
کتاب:”پاکستا ن میں ریاستی اشرافیہ کا عروج“ شائع ہو گئی مصنف کے مطابق کتاب ”اشرافیہ کا نہیں، سب کا پاکستان“ کا نعرہ وضع کرتی اور
عرفان صدیقی کہنہ مشق کالم نگار ہیں۔ رائے بنانے اور پھر اس کے اظہار میں سنجیدگی کو ہاتھ سے نہیں دیتے۔ تاہم، بعض اوقات اور
Tax reform agenda By Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq The dire need in today’s Pakistan is to tap the real tax potential and make the
نئے انتخابات ہو گئے۔ نئی حکومت بن گئی۔ مگر اندھوں کا کاروبار اسی طرح چالو ہے۔ وہ ہر پھر کر ریوڑیاں اپنوں کو ہی بانٹے
خیبر پختونخوا میں انتظامی معاملات میں ہمہ گیر اور ہمہ جہت سیاسی مداخلت کی بنیاد رکھی جا رہی ہے۔ ایک گذشتہ پوسٹ میں اس کی
یہ پوسٹ گذشتہ پوسٹ: ’’جھوٹ کے پاؤں اور جھوٹ کا دماغ‘‘ سے جُڑی ہوئی ہے۔ جیسا کہ آصف علی زرداری کی شان میں زمین آسمان
So someone had the guts to expose the brazen falsity of those outrageous praises showered on Asif Ali Zardari published in various newspapers on September
This post is in continuation of a previous post: Pakistani media’s alchemy – making a seer out of a crook On September 12, various newspapers
A wealthy family’s arrogant young man kills another young fellow. The killer’s family is able to buy every instrument of the state which otherwise exists
سیاہی خشک ہونے کا محاورہ بھول جائیے۔ شیکسپیئر کو یاد کیجیے: There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, !Than are dreamt of in
ابھی ’’شاہی سید والی خبر‘‘ کی سیاہی بھی خشک نہ ہوئی تھی کہ ایک اور خبر منظرِ عام پر آ گئی۔ پہلے یہ خبر 29 اگست (روزنامہ ’’جنگ‘‘) کو
بحوالہ شاہ زیب قتل کیس ٹیوٹ کا ترجمہ: پاکستان تیزی سے ایک ایسی ریاست میں تبدیل ہوتا جا رہا ہے، جسے قاتلوں کی ریاست کہا
کیسی حیرانی کی بات ہے کہ جھوٹ کے پاؤں تو ہوتے ہی تھے، اب جھوٹ کے ہاتھ بھی نکل آئے ہیں، آنکھیں بھی، صورت شکل
پیپلز پارٹی کے تحت ذوالفقار علی بھٹو کی حکومت کے پہلے دور میں ملک کے انتظامی معاملات میں فاش قسم کی جس مداخلت کی ابتدا
“A senior serving intelligence agency officer, who also led operations in which wanted al Qaeda figures Ahmad Khalfan Ghalani and Naeem Noor Khan alias Abu
See this cartoon by Sabir Nazar carried by The Express Tribune on September 11, 2013. Any guess: what’s the book all the parties are on
Plato knew well democracy without rule of law in Pakistan will be dominated by demagogues, chaos will ensue, to reestablish order, the people will welcome
