Tariq Khosa
Collective suicide is in progress, with conscious efforts at denial, distortion and deceit.
Updated 30 Nov, 2024 05:10pm
All parties need to raise their commitment to ensuring the effective implementation of the UNTOC.
Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:48am
Pakistanis want a deal based on a new national agenda and a charter of governance that reflects public sentiments.
Updated 27 Sep, 2024 01:20pm
The lesson was this: respect the Baloch and trust the Pathan; they’ll never stab you in the back.
Updated 24 Aug, 2024 09:08am
The current polarised political environment requires a pause in order to facilitate “constructive engagement between the rival factions”.
Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:48am
A troika of power brokers has always called the shots by manipulating constitutional provisions.
Updated 27 Jun, 2024 09:29am
Will history repeat itself, or will we see the rectification of mistakes?
Updated 26 May, 2024 09:51am
Humility can be a bulwark against absolutism, and an antidote to the present era of grievance.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:10am
The politicians have not learnt any lesson from our history of ‘de jure’ and ‘de facto’ military rule.
Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:23am
The choice is simple: keep your head down and survive, or speak out and suffer.
Updated 03 Feb, 2024 06:28pm
What does the state owe to its citizens, especially those who have been marginalised for decades?
Updated 08 Jan, 2024 10:08am
A hurricane of hate has engulfed our land.
Published 16 Dec, 2023 07:43am
All efforts should be made to ensure institutional autonomy and the Election Commission of Pakistan's independence.
Updated 29 Oct, 2023 09:44am
The executive in the shape of caretaker govts, both at the centre and in provinces, is a puppet governance paradigm.
Updated 28 Sep, 2023 09:29am
Stakeholders must come up with new charters of economy, democracy and governance.
Updated 12 Aug, 2023 10:37am
The mutual respect needed in a democratic polity is fraying at a dangerous speed.
Updated 23 Jul, 2023 08:39am
The cabinet should approve the National Action Plan Against Migrant Smuggling.
Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Police officers resent policy of appeasement pursued by powerful elements of the state.
Updated 21 Feb, 2023 08:20am
We need a new social contract between the state and society.
Updated 10 Dec, 2022 09:13am
Envy and lust for power can generate results that could prove unsavoury.
Updated 17 Sep, 2022 09:00am
