Editorials
The American War
President Donald Trump is the third American president to affirm that victory is at hand in the Afghanistan war to gain wide support of the American public. This 16-year old war has seen, in president Trump’s words, military, economic and diplomatic efforts used generously. President Trump in his recent public address from Fort Myer, military …
Lesson: Don’t challenge after serving them
PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on ethical grounds. Constitutional and legal experts term this a controversial verdict. Sharif now tells people that he has not been disqualified on corruption charges but for minor reasons like taking salary from his son’s company. In sugar-coated words, he indicates that …
For whom the bell tolls
The bell has tolled and the Sharif clan’s house of cards hangs in mid air. How Pakistan feels? Sad and jubilant. Sad, because the democratic process has derailed yet again. Nawaz Sharif was the 13 th prime minister of Pakistan, none of whom completed their democratic electoral terms. Jubilant, because the values of democracy have …
Is there a soft coup at parliament’s door?
Findings of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted to probe offshore companies of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s children on the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan, has reverberated through Pakistan’s political system. The Supreme Court of Pakistan will review the report and come up with a final verdict in the Panama Papers Case. The JIT’s …
The end of innocence
The recent JIT commission’s report did what it promised. After a rigorous investigative process, the commission shared its findings within the designated 60-day period. The commission findings have surprised many, not merely because of the perceived innocence of PML-N premiere and his family, but because a guilty verdict has never been justly awarded to the …
State’s pillars don’t exist for Parachinar
Parachinar has suffered four terrorist attacks during first six months of 2017 – after Pakistan launched Operation Radul Fassad to clean up the country of terrorism. The latest twin blasts that hit Parachinar June 23 at Toori Market claimed more than 70 lives. The sad chapter that followed was the clash between protesters and Frontier …
End of Time
The end of the world is a subject that has scholars pondering across the world. Scientific research has devoted their time to the signs of apocalypse. A recent scientific research quoted numerous signs of apocalypse as asteroids impact, expansion of the sun, solar flares and, bursts from gamma rays, etc. The leaders of the world …
When the entire state machinery turns against freedom of expression
Pakistan, in the national and international context, is going through crucial times. Military and civil forces are not on the same page on numerous internal and external issues. The state has badly failed to provide a unanimous narrative to counter extremism while critical state institutions including the army, judiciary, executive and parliament have been unable …
Between a rock and hard place
Not only the recent month has been grim for the Pakistani premier but the country’s international relations too are in a proverbial soup. The recent rift in the Middle East has bared the, erstwhile, latent faultlines. The Arab Monarchy has been criticised on the international horizon for coming out too strongly against the neighbouring Shiite …
It’s time for politicians to stop empty words and instead keep promises
It looks strange when an editorial writer ignores the major issues and focusses instead on apparently petty affairs. Ideally, Truth Tracker’s editorial for its current issue should have been about corruption cases against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his children, Pakistan’s role in Saudi Arabia – Iran conflict or the expected resignation of General …