Tag: Zahid Hussain articles in Dawn News
Hard times ahead By Zahid Hussain
THE country is now effectively in a state of lockdown as the battle against the coronavirus outbreak enters a critical phase. A curfew appears...
Crisis of leadership By Zahid Hussain
THE crisis of leadership in the country has once again been exposed — this time on account of the coronavirus pandemic. More needs to...
Civil servants in the dock By Zahid Hussain
THE senior and mid-career civil servants gathered at a lunch all had tales of woe to tell. Their frustration was palpable. It was not...
Coming full circle By Zahid Hussain
HE sounds more like a statesman and a peacenik than one of the most wanted ‘terrorists’ with a bounty of millions of dollars on...
A long way to Afghan peace By Zahid Hussain
SUCH is the irony of history that yet another superpower is negotiating its exit from Afghanistan as the war-ravaged country recently observed the 31st...
Warning signs By Zahid Hussain
IT is a deadly mix of incompetence and superciliousness that defines the crisis of the PTI government. The disarray is ominous. It is not...
Perils of populism By Zahid Hussain
FAISAL Vawda is a ‘phenomenon’ that defines Imran Khan’s populist regime. His theatrics on a TV talk show last week may have appeared excessively...
Banning books By Zahid Hussain
BANNING and burning books is a manifestation of a culture that is afraid to face the truth. It is ignorance of the book’s message...
Trump’s new war cry By Zahid Hussain
NOTHING is more dangerous for world peace than a bully in the White House. President Donald Trump’s bellicosity has pushed the Middle East to...
Diplomatic debacle By Zahid Hussain
THE latest foreign policy debacle in the shape of Pakistan’s last-minute decision to pull out of the Kuala Lumpur Summit illustrates Imran Khan’s Trumpian-style...