A Religio-Political Dilemma: How Far Can Parvez Elahi Afford To Take Anti-Ahmadi Bigotry In Punjab?
Since the 1950s, the anti-Ahmadiyya card has been used in Pakistan’s applied and electoral politics for extra milage. Particularly after ...
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Lady Museebath’s Problems
Lady Museebath is fed up with society and people in general. Don’t expect sympathy but only the kind of advice ...
Media Regulation And The Pakistani Viewer’s Conundrum
In any functioning democracy, the media is considered to be the fourth pillar of the state. The role of the ...
To Be Or Not To Be: How Pakistan At 75 Proves Both Supporters And Opponents Right
One cannot help but begin with the question asked by the Bard as his melancholy protagonist, Hamlet, contemplated death and ...
States And Markets | Pakistan Is Not The Next Sri Lanka…
Sri Lanka, the land of Ceylon Tea and technically sound batsmen, has gone through a complete and utter political and ...
Across The Partisan Divide, Cronies Of The State Are In Strategic Oblivion
Governing Pakistan was never easy. Now it is just bordering on impossibility. Its domestic political structures—that includes the normative constitutional ...
Women And Political Power In Pakistan
Developing countries are increasingly recognising that including women as equal partners in political, economic, and public life is crucial to ...
Punjab CM Re-election: SC Appreciates Political Leaders’ ‘Positive Attitude’
In its detailed judgement, Supreme Court has appreciated the political leadership’s ‘positive attitude’ in resolving the Punjab chief minister re-election ...
Glimpses Of The Rowdy Political Debate In Pakistani Diaspora Communities
Most overseas Pakistanis, especially those who chose to settle in the West – and many have no intention to go ...
What Can Pakistan Learn From Three Past Empires On The Brink?
Is Pakistan on the brink? This question agitates the mind of her citizens. It haunts all those who have sacrificed ...
Peaceful Elections Will Do More Good Than Immediate Polls
Political polarisation is at its peak in Pakistan is as accurate as saying water is denser than air. There is ...
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 ...
The Prime Minister’s Missing Narrative
On 20 December 1971, hours after being sworn in as President/Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto made ...
An Open Letter By The Local Glitterati Calling For Revolution Against Corruption
Dear friends and fellow tabdeelians, Hi. You must have noticed how we are being ridiculed for supporting our besieged Prime ...
The Political Economy Of The Establishment’s Neutrality In Pakistan
This article presents a political economy explanation of ongoing institutional recalibrations in Pakistan. In particular, it critically scrutinises the notion ...
The 1973 Constitution: From Safeguarding Democracy To Encouraging Theo-Democracy?
As a young man in the late 1980s, I often visited a recluse by the name of Dr G.M. Mehkri, ...
Pakistan’s Two Biggest Political Leaders And Their Revolutionary Pretensions
In the post-Musharraf period, Pakistani politicians have been behaving as if they are revolutionaries. Their self image as political radicals ...
Roots Of Rage: How Barelvi Militancy Became A Mass Political Force
The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) did not emerge from a vacuum. The roots of the party lie in how Sunni Barelvi ...
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Flood Reconstruction Efforts Struggle To Rebuild 58 Bridges In Balochistan
On 26 August 2023, as heavy rain poured...
Peshawar | Imran Khan By-election On 33 Seats | Petrol Price Hike | IMF Only Solution?
Peshawar | Imran Khan By-election On 33 Seats...