June 21, 2012

A woman stronger than any man

Benazir Bhutto had done what male leaders could not do; she convinced a dictator to have talks, made him take off his military uniform and resign as the army chief

The show of all shows

A ‘show’ is always a show. It is a display, an act, a make-believe scenario if you will, mixed and laced with some reality, but a show nevertheless. The recent

Acid attacks on women

Acid, cheap and easily available, is the quickest weapon to destroy a woman’s life. This comes handy in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nearby countries. Globally, at least

Solving Balochistan

Just a day after removing Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani from power, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is taking on what may be his greatest challenge yet: the might of the

Reading men (and women)

The writer is a defence analyst who retired as an air vice-marshal in the Pakistan Air Force If ever there is a form of existence that has taught me more

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