Importance of local politics
Local government elections took place in 32 out of the 34 districts of Balochistan on May 29 after a delay of three and half years. Elections in two districts –…
Local bodies in Sindh
As the PPP celebrates its thumping victory in the first phase of Sindh’s local government elections held in 14 districts on June 26, the opposition parties are crying foul after…
Politics is local
WE start with a simple truth: that government becomes more trustworthy, the closer it is to the people. This is because all politics is local. Whatever the press may dub…
Local government’s return
THE new cycle of local government elections in Pakistan started with a bang. Though delayed by more than a year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the first province to undergo the first…
Without local bodies
LOCAL bodies are the building blocks of the Western democracies we want to emulate. Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared committed to having a revolutionary local bodies system when his party…
GB’s historic polls
HISTORIC polls will be held in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15. Election fever has reached its peak with all contesting parties and independent candidates campaigning enthusiastically. Among the mainstream political parties,…
As Mexico goes to the polls, indigenous enclaves go their own way
As Mexicans prepare to cast their ballots Sunday, the people of Nahuatzen, an indigenous village tucked into the country's western mountains, are busy blocking the street with bonfires to keep…
After the mayoral polls
It took eight months after December 2015 to complete the electoral process of local governments in Sindh. At last, cities and other urban and territorial jurisdictions, including Karachi, have elected…
Early local bodies polls in Fata demanded
Political and judicial vacuum coupled with bad governance and massive corruption in state institutions that resulted in creating a gap between the state and society ultimately led to the people’s…
Challenges to local bodies
Democracy cannot function efficiently with the absence of effective local bodies. Therefore, it is wonderful news that the first round of local government elections in Punjab and Sindh were held…
