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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Columns by Javed Hafiz

Whiff of fresh air :	(2013-05-19)
Political maturity :	(2013-05-12)
The wild card :	(2013-04-28)
In a soup :	(2013-04-21)
Bizarre stuff :	(2013-04-14)
Radical plan :	(2013-04-09)
Not a saviour :	(2013-03-31)
The big poll battle :	(2013-03-24)
Strategic decisions :	(2013-03-18)
Conspiracy theories :	(2013-03-11)
Poll fever rises :	(2013-03-03)
Potent issue :	(2013-02-24)
The best bet :	(2013-02-10)
More bickering :	(2013-02-03)
Judicial whiplash :	(2013-01-27)
Roller-coaster ride :	(2013-01-20)
Promoting peace :	(2013-01-13)
New worries :	(2013-01-06)
Justice for all :	(2012-12-30)
Tough days :	(2012-12-23)
Total suspense :	(2012-12-16)
Reversible decline :	(2012-12-02)
Political games :	(2012-11-25)
Unsavoury trends :	(2012-11-18)
Learning process :	(2012-11-11)
Eyes on US :	(2012-11-03)
Clear message :	(2012-10-27)
Asian blessing :	(2012-10-23)
Fast comeback :	(2012-10-14)
Not at the top :	(2012-10-07)
Pakistan’s progress :	(2012-09-30)
Win for rule of law :	(2012-09-24)
Taliban peace signs? :	(2012-09-16)
Afghan refugees :	(2012-09-09)
The divorce option :	(2012-09-03)
Waziristan action :	(2012-08-27)
The real war :	(2012-08-20)
Happy Zardari :	(2012-08-12)
Right step :	(2012-08-05)
Strange signs :	(2012-07-31)
Exciting times :	(2012-07-22)
Futile exercise :	(2012-07-15)
Iceberg thaws :	(2012-07-08)
Modern pygmies :	(2012-07-01)
Change crucial :	(2012-06-24)
The last hope :	(2012-06-17)
At a crossroads :	(2012-06-10)
No ordinary person :	(2012-06-03)
Controversial trip :	(2012-05-27)
Boiling anger :	(2012-05-20)
Gains vanish :	(2012-05-13)
Complicated problem :	(2012-05-06)
More uncertainty :	(2012-04-29)
Himalayan folly :	(2012-04-22)
Significant visit :	(2012-04-15)
Murder and mayhem :	(2012-04-08)
Rudderless ship :	(2012-04-01)
Realistic goals :	(2012-03-25)
Ladies with a face :	(2012-03-18)
Out of the groove :	(2012-03-11)
The Baloch tangle :	(2012-03-04)
Different views :	(2012-02-26)
No more holy cows :	(2012-02-19)
Dream comes true :	(2012-02-12)
Media and the message :	(2012-01-30)
Under court’s orders :	(2012-01-23)
Civil-military flare-up :	(2012-01-16)
Aim to fight and talk :	(2012-01-09)
Anxious uncertainties :	(2012-01-01)
Wishful thinking :	(2011-12-25)
Blessing in disguise :	(2011-12-18)
In the line of fire :	(2011-12-04)
New storm :	(2011-11-27)
Fireworks ahead :	(2011-11-20)
Pakistani dilemma :	(2011-11-13)
The big bang :	(2011-11-07)
Music to the ears :	(2011-10-30)
Big breakthrough :	(2011-10-23)
On the streets again :	(2011-10-16)
Attack not an option :	(2011-10-09)
Allies at odds :	(2011-10-02)
Huge disappointment :	(2011-09-25)
Extremism still alive :	(2011-09-19)
Humbling experience :	(2011-09-11)
Politics of a diatribe :	(2011-09-05)
Perform and get paid :	(2011-08-22)
Method in madness :	(2011-08-14)
A terrible mess :	(2011-08-07)
Sky is the limit :	(2011-07-31)
Simmering cauldron :	(2011-07-24)
Sheer arrogance :	(2011-07-17)
Uncertainty ahead :	(2011-07-10)
Still strong :	(2011-07-03)
Whiff of fresh air :	(2011-06-26)
Karzai’s sweet words :	(2011-06-19)
Terror has no religion :	(2011-06-14)
Path to Afghan peace :	(2011-06-07)
Army in the dock :	(2011-05-22)
All’s fair in politics :	(2011-05-15)
World safer :	(2011-05-08)
Deaf, dumb, blind :	(2011-05-01)
Understanding reality :	(2011-04-24)
Challenges lie ahead :	(2011-04-17)
Confrontation ahead :	(2011-04-09)
Peace through sports :	(2011-04-03)
Honour vs national interest :	(2011-03-20)
A political gimmick :	(2011-03-13)
The gathering clouds :	(2011-03-06)
Poet of love and peace :	(2011-02-27)
Cabinet reshuffle :	(2011-02-20)
Balochistan blues :	(2011-02-13)
State of affairs in Pakistan :	(2011-02-06)
The Lahore episode :	(2011-01-30)
Pakistan-Iran relations :	(2011-01-23)
Biden’s visit to Pakistan :	(2011-01-16)
The economic scene :	(2011-01-09)
Troubled government :	(2011-01-02)
A landmark visit :	(2010-12-26)
Political roller-coaster :	(2010-12-19)
Afghan quagmire :	(2010-12-12)
The WikiLeaks and after :	(2010-12-05)
Politics of taxation :	(2010-11-28)
wake-up call to government :	(2010-11-21)
Civil-military relations :	(2010-11-17)
War on corruption :	(2010-11-07)
Strange bedfellows :	(2010-10-31)
Judges on the offensive :	(2010-10-24)
Nato’s crucial lifeline :	(2010-10-17)
Musharraf re-enters politics :	(2010-10-10)
On presidential immunity :	(2010-10-03)
On the boil again :	(2010-09-26)
Zardari’s two years in office :	(2010-09-19)
Afghan reality check :	(2010-09-12)
Fractured relief effort :	(2010-09-05)
Altaf Hussain’s statement :	(2010-08-29)
Possible return of Musharraf :	(2010-08-15)
Zardari’s European excursion :	(2010-08-08)
Civil-military relations :	(2010-08-01)
War-centric bilateral ties :	(2010-07-25)
Ambivalent opposition :	(2010-07-18)
Mid-term elections? :	(2010-07-11)
The exit of McChrystal :	(2010-06-27)
ISI in spotlight :	(2010-06-20)
Need to tighten belt :	(2010-06-13)
Nuclear diplomacy :	(2010-06-08)
Clash of institutions :	(2010-06-03)
Endgame in Afghanistan :	(2010-05-30)
Next round of legal battles :	(2010-05-23)
Faisal Shahzad episode :	(2010-05-16)
Lahore, now and then :	(2010-05-09)
Clash of institutions :	(2010-05-03)
Of politics and morality :	(2010-04-26)
Iran-Pakistan oil pipeline :	(2010-04-18)
Constitutional purge :	(2010-04-11)
Judicial appointments :	(2010-04-04)
Strategic dialogue with US :	(2010-03-28)
Women’s forward march :	(2010-03-21)
Twin brothers :	(2010-03-14)
The prodigal son :	(2010-03-07)
A chastened United States :	(2010-03-01)
Pakistan’s bizarre drama :	(2010-02-21)
Afghanistan peace hurdles :	(2010-02-14)
State of economy :	(2010-02-07)
Vindication of policy :	(2010-01-31)
Neighbourhood taxes :	(2010-01-17)
Presidential speech :	(2010-01-03)
The decision and after :	(2009-12-27)
Two historic decisions :	(2009-12-20)
Three cheers for the two :	(2009-12-13)
Afghan exit strategy :	(2009-12-06)
The cat out of the bag :	(2009-11-29)
Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal :	(2009-11-22)
Zardari’s future :	(2009-11-15)
Hillary Clinton in Pakistan :	(2009-11-08)
Zardari-Sharif meeting :	(2009-11-01)
South Waziristan offensive :	(2009-10-25)
Attack on the GHQ :	(2009-10-18)
Skeleton in the cupboard :	(2009-10-11)
Aid with strings :	(2009-10-04)
Afghan scenarios :	(2009-09-27)
New education policy :	(2009-09-20)
An appraisal of Zardari :	(2009-09-13)
Musharraf’s trial? :	(2009-09-06)
Minus one formula :	(2009-08-30)
Elections in Afghanistan :	(2009-08-25)
After Baitullah :	(2009-08-16)
A landmark judgment :	(2009-08-09)
Interesting times :	(2009-07-28)
Judicial activism :	(2009-07-19)
Never the twain shall meet? :	(2009-07-12)
The madrasa challenge :	(2009-07-05)
From Swat to Waziristan :	(2009-06-28)
Good friends :	(2009-06-01)
Taliban phenomenon :	(2009-05-25)
Administrative decline :	(2009-05-17)
Zardari’s US visit :	(2009-05-10)
Resilient Pakistan :	(2009-05-03)
Need for progress :	(2009-04-26)
Realities of economy :	(2009-04-19)
Leader with a vision :	(2009-04-12)
Af-Pak plan realistic :	(2009-04-05)
Iran-US relations :	(2009-03-29)
Third time lucky :	(2009-03-22)
Diplomacy to journalism :	(2009-03-15)
The numbers game :	(2009-03-08)
Turbulence ahead :	(2009-03-01)
Another deal in Swat :	(2009-02-22)
Difficult mission :	(2009-02-15)
Natural philanthropists :	(2009-02-01)
Balance of power :	(2009-01-25)
Drones vs hearts :	(2009-01-18)
For stability and peace :	(2009-01-04)
Rising pessimism :	(2008-12-28)
Alive and kicking :	(2008-12-14)
Restraint necessary :	(2008-12-07)
Cartographer’s fantasy :	(2008-11-30)
Discipline crucial :	(2008-11-23)
Foreign policy challenge :	(2008-11-16)
Pointless exercise :	(2008-11-09)
Love and hate :	(2008-11-02)
Enduring relations :	(2008-10-26)
Fragile situation :	(2008-10-19)
Terror strikes at will :	(2008-09-28)
Remembering my Ramadan days in Mideast :	(2008-09-22)
Better placed :	(2008-09-13)
Ideological rift :	(2008-09-06)
Mr Unreliable :	(2008-08-31)
Brief encounters :	(2008-08-24)
Deep trouble :	(2008-08-17)
Right time to invest :	(2008-08-10)
Cooperation necessary :	(2008-08-03)
Changed thinking :	(2008-07-27)
Troubled times :	(2008-07-20)
Laudable EU move :	(2008-07-13)
Uncertainty ahead :	(2008-07-06)
Major dilemma :	(2008-06-29)
Strong message :	(2008-06-22)
Complex issues :	(2008-06-15)
Future bright for trade :	(2008-05-25)
Pakistanis disappointed :	(2008-05-18)
Marshall Plan needed :	(2008-05-11)
Suspense in Pakistan :	(2008-05-03)