Experts blame poor govt preparation for Greek fires’ devastation
While the Greek government has been quick to blame global warming for the summer’s devastating wildfires, some experts argue that poor planning is at least as much to blame. The…
What to the slave?
Slavery has persisted through the ages. It is a heart-wrenching saga for the inhumanity and tragedy it entails. Aristotle and Plato are considered the fathers of Western philosophy. They thought…
What does privacy mean?
Power and rights are neither absolute nor permanent but dynamic, situational, contested and socially constructed concepts. Power, in the sociological context does not merely mean raw physical force or economic…
Time to invest in human capital
The contemporary concept of a “nation state” revolves around a nation, community and/or society that is politically organized under a sovereign government having exclusive right of taxing its citizens within…
Rule of men
Legendary Pakistani jurist, Justice Fazal Karim in his book ‘Judicial Review of Public Actions’ writes, once Aristotle was asked what he prefers “rule of law or the rule of an…
Constitutionalism: the missing links
This April marks the golden jubilee of the adoption of the 1973 constitution. The last 50 years have been a bumpy ride for the basic law of the land. Three…
Judicial reforms: Now or never (Part-I)
The constitution is the body of doctrines and practices that form the fundamental organizing principles of a political state. The general idea of a constitution originated with the Greeks and…
Part II: Voice of Sindh
The eighth Ayaz Melo in Hyderabad, held from Dec 23 to Dec 25, presented over 20 sessions and gathered nearly 100 authors, intellectuals and poets from across Pakistan. Jami Chandio…
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The 12-day Sharjah International Book Fair successfully concluded in the UAE on November 13. A large number of award-winning authors, writers, novelists, intellectuals, artists, creators and other well-known personalities from…
Politicians by inheritance
A politician is generally defined as a person who is ‘professionally’ involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office. However, almost all dictionaries also give the following…
