SGBV and the police
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases have been rapidly rising at an alarming rate in Pakistan, a country that ranks as the sixth most dangerous country in the world for…
Image reforms for police
Skirmishes between the police and members of society not only erode public confidence in the criminal justice system but do the country’s image no good. In a terrorism-infested land, the…
Policing climate change
ISLAMABAD Police have recently been given horses to patrol the walking track on Margalla Hills National Park. The Motorway Police have been given new automobiles and laser guns to monitor…
Racked with guilt
I FEEL guilty when standing under a hot shower in the morning because the gas which is heating the water, even though paid for by me, is causing a 20…
A national CTD?
PAKISTAN has long faced extremism, insurgency and terrorism. After 9/11, a number of legal, administrative and policy interventions were made, but despite the expanded counterterrorism (CT) apparatus, the goals have…
A nation without rationality
It is in many ways a requisite of both day-to-day life and governance that an elemental rationality guides the direction taken by ordinary people and those who wield power. In…
A plethora of issues
Normally one tries to focus on one critical issue that appears to be central when sitting down to pen these columns. However, such is the state of things in Pakistan…
Lawless Pakistan?
Two tragedies this week vividly illustrate the recurring disconnect between rule of law and rights of common citizens, as Pakistan’s leaders repeatedly promise to lead the country through its next…
Governance for local government: Part – IV
The rules of business have to be changed accordingly. It would be imperative that the chief executive officers of metropolitan corporations and large district councils are appointed from among Grade…
Recalibrating governance: Part IV
Pakistan faces two serious problems in education. Twenty million children are out of school and learning outcomes from existing schooling are quite weak. To resolve both these problems, governance reforms…
