Some lessons from local elections
In the aftermath of the local elections in Karachi, while there is a lesson for each major player in Sindh, the victorious MQM should be grateful to the Rangers for…
Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election, after Trump interest
In a tiny workshop in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, goldsmith Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann polishes metals and stones mined and gathered on the vast mineral-rich island. The jewellery she crafts is adorned…
Elections, inevitable?
What next, is the question on everyone’s minds now that Imran Khan has crossed the Rubicon. Despite the reservations of those around him, as well as the scepticism of those…
Elections or selection?
‘THE more the things change, the more they stay the same.’ That truism can be applied to Pakistan’s power politics. The same old game that we have witnessed many times…
Deciding election dates
A FACTOR critical in deciding the outcome of an election is the time when it is held. The power to fix the election schedule is, therefore, considered important in democracies.…
Local democracy
THE Sindh government recently informed the ECP of its inability to hold local elections soon, citing the shortage of police personnel as the key reason. In the same vein, amendments…
Local governments
SPEAKING to the First Constituent Assembly in 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah outlined several duties for the government of Pakistan: maintain law and order, root out corruption, act against black…
Staggered elections
Pakistan has never experienced a staggered general election with polls to one or more provincial assemblies taking place months apart from polls to the National Assembly and other provincial assemblies.…
Elections and fair play
THE good news is that the elections will be held on Feb 8. The bad news is that they could end in yet another farce. The Supreme Court’s ruling last…
Local government: a reality check
LOCAL government is being talked about as one of the possible ‘solutions’ to the heightened political and economic turbulence in the country. LG is attractive in theory, promising better service…
