Military Involvement in Pakistan’s Politics Has Been Disastrous
Pakistan has for most of its history been ruled by its powerful military. This has been both direct and indirect. ...
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Tag: dictatorship
Sleepwalking To Disaster?
Imran Khan, the political maverick and blue-eyed boy of the establishment, managed to grab power. He did this by the ...
Is Pakistan A Country Of Secrets With No Secrets?
Imran Khan’s recent comment on the appointment of the new army chief has taken the country’s politics to another low. ...
Of Thinkers, Dreamers And Doers
Arif Azad’s new book Thinkers, Dreamers and Doers is an enlightening collection of his articles published in national and international ...
Introspection At 75: Back To The Basics
As Pakistan approaches its 75th birthday, the future seems uncertain. Generally, this ought to be a time for celebration. A ...
Some Memories Of The MRD And 1983
The Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) was formed in 1981 with eleven parties as its components, with the goal ...
Looking For A Hangman: Zia’s Desperate Search For ‘Evidence’ To Send Bhutto To The Gallows
43 years ago in April 1979, a former prime minster of Pakistan, Z.A. Bhutto, was executed for allegedly ordering the ...
‘Zia’s Legacy Continues To Haunt Pakistan’: Politicians, Activists Remember 5th July As ‘Black Day’
On this day in 1977, then army chief General Zia-ul-Haq overthrew prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's elected government by imposing ...
Genesis Of Corruption In Pakistan: A Short History
The favourite pastime of the chattering classes in Pakistan is blaming corruption for all the ills in our society. It is ...
From Chairman Mao To Benazir Bhutto: My Political Odyssey In MRD And Beyond
I was born to a poor father, who hailed from a Katcha village, known as Kitchi Baig Saryab. He was ...
Follow The Hollow: Politics Of Consumption Among The Middle-Classes In India And Pakistan
Consumerism, or the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods, largely emerged from the 19th century onwards. It ...
Bidding Farewell To Dr Mehdi Hasan – And Pakistan’s Progressive Story-line
In Australia, amongst the indigenous aboriginal people, storylines or storytelling has been valued as the traditional ways of preserving culture, ...
How Accurate Is It To Compare PM Imran Khan’s Agenda With That Of General Zia-ul-Haq?
Many detractors of Prime Minister Imran Khan have been accusing him of following General Zia-ul-Haq's policies. They claim that extreme ...
Of Disillusioned Men And Their Existentialist Nihilism
During a recent appearance on a TV show, controversial journalist and ‘intellectual’ Hassan Nisar stated that the country needed a ...
From Maulana To Mao-Lana And Beyond: Bhashani’s Dream
Maulana Bhashani, who was born 141 years ago on December 12 yesterday, was the most important leader of that Pakistan ...
Defying Colonialists And Dictators: What PkMAP Learned From Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai
On the 25th of October 1956, 49-year-old Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai was produced in the district court of Lahore. He ...
Who Could Have Foreseen The Disaster That Is Naya Pakistan?
Veteran journalist and TV anchor Saleem Safi recently uploaded two interviews on his YouTube channel. This seems to be part ...
Pakistan’s Calcitrant Communist: Abdullah Malik At 101
October this year is special for those in the Indian Subcontinent who profess to be on the Left and have ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
The Olympic of Denials And Its Champions
We can refute the Covid-19 and save 220...
News Analysis: Can Bank Lockers Be Seized?
The rumour mill is grinding again. People with...