Should progressive writers support language & cultural puritanism? (Daily Times)

  By Babar Ayaz The last 25 years have recorded the fastest growth in science and technology in human history. It is generally acknowledged that in the post Second World War period science and technology has developed more than the 5000 years preceding it. But in this fast changing world many of the progressive writers […]

“This is PTV” Book review (Daily Times)

The good, the bad, and the ugly of television By Babar Ayaz Perhaps it would not be an exaggeration to say that private television channels’ revolution has taken the country over. Pakistan is changing fast, led by the electronic waves and will never be what it was at the turn of the 21st Century. Like […]

Energy Conference — will it work in an election year? (The News)

Yet another conference on elusive energy woes of Pakistan is being held by the government. The difference this time is that this Energy Conference will be attended by the Chief Ministers of the four provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan. According to the media reports “all the stakeholders have been invited to attend this important Energy Moot, to […]

Politicians enter the sacred National Security Policy zone

What is the National Security Policy of Pakistan? To the best of my humble knowledge if there is any such document or documents, which have evolved with the changing geo-strategic situation of Pakistan, the nation this policy is supposed to secure doesn’t know. At least so far I have not been able to find any […]