Huma Yusuf

Culture of bigotry

iv id= What kind of sick democracy do we live in, where the declaration of equality of all citizens of the state can... Published 13 Jun, 2010 12:00am

US strategy: next step?

iv id= Recently, US President Barack Obama unveiled a new National Security Strategy. The document was hailed by ... Published 06 Jun, 2010 12:00am

A murderous mindset

iv id= As soon as I heard that gunmen had attacked two Ahmadi houses of worship in Lahore, I posted a despairing... Published 30 May, 2010 12:00am

The danger zone

iv id= The United States and Nato have long been pressuring Pakistan to launch a military operation in North... Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am

Politicians & education

iv id= Some days ago, I received an email from a former lecturer at a public university in Pakistan, who is now... Published 16 May, 2010 12:00am

Trial of terror suspects?

iv id= Ajmal Kasab`s conviction and sentencing to death came as no surprise. The Pakistani Foreign Office mumbled a... Published 09 May, 2010 12:00am
A case for irony

A case for irony

Some friends and I were recently arguing over which trait can be termed quintessentially Pakistani. Suspicion,... Published 05 May, 2010 12:41pm

Beyond beauty

iv id= Far from the firestorm in Pakistan, Fatima Bhutto is currently launching her controversial memoir, Songs of... Published 02 May, 2010 12:00am

Violence on campus

iv id= By now Pakistanis are accustomed to `non-state actors` — nebulous creatures that are blamed for the nation`s... Published 25 Apr, 2010 12:00am

Nuclear hazards

iv id= For those in Pakistan who have questions about nuclear security, this past week they should have finally... Published 18 Apr, 2010 12:00am

Rethinking jirgas

iv id= It has been a good week for Pakistani democracy. The National Assembly unanimously adopted the 18th Amendment... Published 11 Apr, 2010 12:00am

Pipeline politics

iv id= If one idiom has been overused in the context of US-Pakistan relations, it is that of the carrot and stick.... Published 04 Apr, 2010 12:00am

No pre-emptive action

iv id= THANKS to media coverage, there has in the last few weeks been a renewed interest in police brutality and, by... Published 28 Mar, 2010 12:00am

Mixed signals

iv id= The statement by Kai Eide, former United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan, indicating that the recent... Published 21 Mar, 2010 12:00am

Population policy: will it work?

iv id= The best news Pakistanis have received in the past week comes in the form of the National Population Policy... Published 14 Mar, 2010 12:00am

High tension on stage

Ehteshamuddin and Bukhtawar Mazhar in a scene from Jhootay Roop Kay Darshan. - White Star KARACHI Any artistic... Published 09 Mar, 2010 12:00am

KARACHI: Revisiting Jinnah

KARACHI In their academic work, many historians take a `great men` approach, documenting the ways in which certain... Published 07 Mar, 2010 12:00am