Living up to the Lahore Resolution
As it is March 23 tomorrow, it may be useful to reflect on this great day for our country. Let us begin by thinking about who framed the Lahore Resolution,…
First resolution
For inexplicable reasons, scholars seem to have completely ignored an important Sindh Muslim League resolution passed in Karachi two years before the historic Lahore resolution was adopted in 1940. The…
PDM’s Lahore show
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) held its much-trumpeted rally in Lahore at the historic Minar-e-Pakistan on December 13, 2020 on a cold wintry day. Given the hype generated by the…
Freedom parties
THE role of political parties in winning freedom is well known. But how many of them, on attaining the goal of freedom, put their nations on the path of progress?…
Jinnah’s Pakistan is back?
With the fall of Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister (PM), Bangladesh has started to move outside the Indian Halo. Once the dust settles, future course of action will unfold as…
How democracy was derailed — Part – I
It is said that those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are bound to repeat them. In the case of Pakistan, the huge mistakes that were…
Beyond the centre
Pakistan’s federal government has been confused about its role under the constitution regarding the economy and tax collection for decades. Let’s revisit history: the Lahore Resolution of March 23, 1940…
Flood waters have reached Islamabad?
It seems that the flood waters are now gushing towards the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. I remember in the decade of seventies the Public Comedians or ‘Bhaand’s’…
Pakistan in the digital age
The philosophical orientation of Pakistan needs redirection. The 1940 Lahore resolution proposed the possibility of autonomous states for Muslims. Within a mere seven years, the All India Muslim League, propelled…
It’s time to reflect
As we celebrate the Pakistan Day (Pakistan Resolution Day) today, it is important to go back to the original scheme as was conceived and the rationale on the basis of…
