Misogyny unites PTI, JUI-F
THE PTI government and the opposition JUI-F may be at daggers drawn but mention women’s right to public protest and, in a rare display of unity, though one reeking of…
Deconstructing the JUI-F’s toxic dharna
Miftah Ismail has now been in jail for nearly a month. What we knew about him before he was jailed is that he is intellectually gifted, and capable of processing…
The JUI-F’s dilemma
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) is one of the oldest religio-political parties in the subcontinent. It has rendered a valuable contribution towards shaping the contemporary Muslim identity in India and Pakistan,…
An opportunity to forge unity
The unfortunate and gruesome terrorism incident at Pahalgam, followed by India's knee-jerk reaction – without any investigation or evidence – could be used as an opportunity to reduce polarisation. However,…
Canals and minerals
THE system is now under mounting pressure and has run into an entirely unnecessary impasse. The ‘system’ here consists of the unique configuration of power that emerged from the tainted elections of…
Imran’s agitation gambit
The recent signals coming out of Adiala jail clearly indicate that Imran Khan is in no mood to make peace with the incumbent government and will resort to repeating the…
Women’s unfinished revolution
Women’s political participation in shaping political discourse has remained minimal despite their significant proportion of the total population. Globally, there is an increasing focus on creating gender-balanced societies to address…
Three paths to power
HOW have political forces opposed to incumbent regimes managed to find their way (back) into political power? Pakistan’s history provides us with quite a few examples and a number of…
Taming the judiciary
WHAT happened inside and outside parliament last weekend was nothing less than a tragicomedy. Rarely has Pakistani politics stooped so low. Some 400 members of both Houses remained virtually captive for days…
Happy New Year?
This, they say traditionally, is the turn-of-the-year season to be jolly. But even a cursory glance at the afflictions that ail Pakistan will lead inevitably and logically to the conclusion…
