pakistan - Himal Southasian (Page 28)

The lie industry

The website of the United States Central Command recently reported that Pakistan suffered a USD 10 billion loss (almost one-third of total external debt) because of its support for

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Jun 2003

The endless road to democracy

Pakistan's decades-long, on-again, off-again relationship with democracy has been marred by both internal and external factors. Over the past three decades, Pakistan has held six

By Shafqat Munir

/ 1 May 2003

The Legal Framework Order

The nightly broadcasts of Pakistan's public network television channel, Pakistan Television (PTV), towards the end of April were dedicated to the standoff between the government and the opposition

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 May 2003

Singing the nation

Singing the concept of an akhand Bharat or of a Persianised sultanat or of a shonar Bangla when part of Bengal is- in India is unreal.

By Nasreen Rehman

/ 1 May 2003

The reciprocated expulsions of Indian and Pakistani diplomats from each other´s capitals in February followed months of key political developments in both countries. Pakistan has returned to some form

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Mar 2003

The pathology of military democracy: manufacturing a government in Sindh

The recent formation of a government in Sindh involved hectic manipulations by Islamabad and low connivance at the provincial level. Out of the ensuing muddle of volatile and unstable alliances emerged a 31-year-old chief minister with little clout, a 38-year-old governor who just returned to Pakist

By Hasan Mansoor

/ 1 Feb 2003

The N-word

2002 ended much like it began, with talk of war, possibly war involving nuclear weapons, hanging over the Subcontinent like a thick, blinding fog. Addressing an air force veterans rally

By The Editors

/ 1 Feb 2003

The oligarchs of Islamabad and Kathmandu

Nepal has been following the authoritarian lead of Pakistan since the 1960s. It is time to stop doing so.

By C K Lal

/ 1 Dec 2002

America, Pakistan, Democracy

Calling on Pakistanis to take a stand, now. It is interesting how human beings are willing to ignore the obvious because of the way the obvious is portrayed. International media

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Nov 2002

HAMSTRUNG POLITICS

GEORGE W Bush is no longer friends with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder ever since the latter, who has just been narrowly re-elected, had the gall to oppose military action

By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

/ 1 Oct 2002

The long wait for Pakistani television

Propagandistic and slow-moving PTV has long represented Pakistan's face to the world even as the Hindi satellite channels carve out a Subcontinent-wide footprint for themselves. Some

By Beena Sarwar

/ 1 Jul 2002

De-industrialisation in fiscal 2001-2002

Pakistan's manufacturing sector reels from a multitude of external and self-inflicted setbacks. Cotton, textiles, ghee, automobiles, sugar, cement, fertiliser… The performance of Pakistan's corporate manufacturing

By Khaleeq Kiani

/ 1 Jul 2002