Asia

Inexcusable neglect

Source: ET However, it is not the job of the military to make these calculations. It is the job of the civilian leadership in a democracy to take ownership and frame a holistic policy within which the military plans and operates military strategy and tactics. Unfortunately for Pakistan, Prime Minister […]

Cease-fire is no solution

The Daily Star Lebanon Since the full headlines usually added that, in stark contrast, Israel had accepted the Egypt-brokered initiative, why is Hamas seemingly acting stubborn in the face of overwhelmingly superior military firepower, and amid horrific destruction in terms of lives and livelihoods in the Gaza Strip? In effect, […]

Enforcing respect by ordinance?

Daily Times: The PML-N’s rise to power has brought back, to some extent, the straitjacket religiosity of General Zia’s dark years in power. The ministry of religious affairs, in the beginning of this Ramzan, was pleased draw the attention of the public to the ‘Ehteram-e-Ramzan Ordinance 1981’ (the Respect of […]