Balochistan: Bizenjos and Jamalis
Balochistan is an interesting province not only in terms of vastness of area and meagerness of population but also in having produced politicians – from the Bizenjos and Bugtis to…
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…
Are caretaker setups needed?
As the 15th National Assembly completed its term, the transition to the caretaker government has been marred with political chaos, free-falling economic meltdown and growing security threats from within and…
Betraying political creators
Imran Khan was pampered, supported, sponsored, idealized, and brought into the shining political limelight from deep political obscurity. However, once in power, he played havoc with the country’s economy, politics,…
Economics – the art of flawed logic
An oft quoted proverb in Pakistan is that politics is about the art of the possible - a proverb that has usually been used to mainly justify an alliance between…
Economics – the art of flawed logic
An oft quoted proverb in Pakistan is that politics is about the art of the possible - a proverb that has usually been used to mainly justify an alliance between…
Sportsmen as statesmen
We have so far seen two very different sides of Imran Khan. The first can be identified with the period up to the summer of 2014. Imran was seen as…
Impasse impossible
NDIVIDUALS can sever relations for good. That luxury of self-indulgence is denied to states on a shared planet, especially to neighbours and, even more so, if they have a heavy…
Zafar’s story
Today I would like to discuss the book “Senator SM Zafar ki kahani unki apni zubani” (Zafar’s story in his own words) published by Sager Publishers and available from Ziaul…
Politics in Balochistan
A tug of war over bagging the future coalition government in Balochistan has already started between the PPP and PML-N, leading to some confusion among electables over which one of…
