The Pakistani Spectator

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grownup we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability ….. To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L’Engle.
Someone asked a sage what part of the paper he read first. ‘The sports page’ was the answer. On [...]

While major political parties were busy in striking deals with the then president Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf, it was the civil society which along with some political parties was running a historic movement for the restoration of Judiciary. The result was remarkable and the message very positive, when you do effort, you make the difference. [...]

Mr. Haqqani’s assertion that deporting Americans found involved in suspicious activity and denying them entry is hurting Pakistan’s image is idiotic at best and treason at worst.  Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence must take note of Mr. Haqqani’s attempt to undermine Pakistan’s national security – and at the very least, immediately be put  under [...]