Democratic transition? Zahid Hussain
JUST about nine weeks are left for the current term of the National Assembly to end. The Lower House of parliament will stand dissolved on Aug 13, and, under the…
A social democratic, green, mission-oriented budget
In contrast to the usual approach to a budget discourse based on ideas around raising taxes, and expenditure allocations with slight hints of expanding the tax base, and having progressivity,…
Ensuring democratic foundations
As declared and guaranteed by Article 17 of the constitution of Pakistan, every person shall have the right to form groups or unions, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by…
With infrastructure vote, Congress gives Biden long-needed jolt of good news
With this week’s election results in New Jersey and Virginia suggesting that voters are souring on Democrats, President Joe Biden badly needed a jolt of good news. And on Friday,…
Civil war: the Democratic infighting threatening Biden’s legacy
Eight months after Joe Biden swept to victory on a pledge to make America more livable, equitable and environmentally-friendly, a Democratic civil war is threatening to shred his domestic agenda.…
The social democratic model
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is clearly on a mission to revive the party in Punjab, and especially in Lahore. For the first time in recent times, he tried to…
Pakistan’s unfinished democratic revolution
Two weeks after the July 25, 2018 polls, the dust seems finally to be settling on one of the most controversial elections in Pakistan's history. Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
New power structures
On February 5, US President Donald Trump finally delivered his State of the Union speech to a packed house in Congress. The speech had been delayed by a week since…
The democratic project
Why is it that even after 70 years of its existence, Pakistan can only be described as a democratic state and society with difficulty, if at all? The main reasons…
A social democratic alternative
The mainstream parliamentary parties are being eroded as the alignment of democratic forces breaks down and the Charter of Democracy evaporates at the altar of expediency. With this erosion, the…
