Selected or elected PMs?
Despite being a constitutional democracy since August 14, 1973, mass confusion prevails in the mechanism of transition of power in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Selected PMs have badly failed…
Parties and rifts
Controlling political parties, subjugating them and encouraging them to disintegrate in the name of the national interest as well as external pressure, political engineering, greed and use of various manoeuvres…
Turn of the tide?
On both sides of the political divide, the season of rallies, processions and long marches seems to have arrived. Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, head of the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic…
GB’s long struggle
HARDLY any government can ignore Gilgit-Baltistan’s loud demand for integration with Pakistan. GB is a case study of a region denied its political rights for decades. Since independence from Kashmir’s…
The Hazara people’s unremitting suffering
Under attack, once again, the beleaguered Shia Hazara community of Quetta has desperately been trying to draw attention to its plight. Following three incidents in April - the latest one…
Sovereignty and the right to vote
Who is the sovereign? This is the principal question or contradiction that is behind all the power struggles, changes in government, institutional overlapping and political battles in Pakistan. Adult franchise…
Malala: an ordinary girl
Malala is an ordinary girl. She is what so many Pakistani girls can be. And that’s what makes her a larger-than-life symbol and, therefore, so scary to so many people.…
People are always wrong
The people of Pakistan – also whenever they become the electorate to choose a government – either have a serious crisis of cognition or an inherent wish not to remain…
Emerging market status – II
In its annual review meeting the Morgan Stanley Country Index (MSCI) Board revealed that "the MSCI Pakistan Index will be reclassified to emerging markets status, coinciding with the May 2017…
Politics of chauvinism
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is once again under siege – this time perhaps due to the poor health of its domineering cult-leader, Altaf Bhai. In his absence, will the…
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