Police complaints
VIOLATIONS of procedure and code of conduct, corruption and excessive use of force are common complaints against the police. Mishandling public complaints not only multiplies crime but also compromises the…
Who cares for the people?
Imran Khan’s victory in the general election this year had triggered a ripple of excitement among many sections of society. Millions of people, living in abject poverty and on the…
The road ahead
Although the public still loves the charismatic personality of PM Imran Khan, it is also very important to determine to what extent the PTI succeeded in fulfilling the hopes of…
Political will for reform
The video footage of the police investigation, and the subsequent custodial death of Salahuddin, a mentally challenged person, has emotionally affected many Pakistanis. In the past one year, from the…
A new charter of democracy?
Despite all the recent blunders at the governmental level, opposition parties have failed to bring people onto the streets. This is so because it seems that the country’s general population…
Good governance
ONE has often heard the prime minister emphasise the importance of good governance by quoting examples of Singapore and Switzerland, which are two of the richest countries in the world,…
Where’s the change?
States that don’t spend on their people don’t progress. The real development lies in uplifting the people. Metro and mega projects do not make a nation great. We shall eliminate…
Who really pulls the trigger?
THE recent tragedy in Sahiwal has brought police reforms back to the forefront. A new committee has been formed and the prime minister promises 100 model police stations on the…
Policing the police
The US Supreme Court in the Olmstead case observed: “Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for law. To declare that in the administration of…
Politics and ‘naya’ Pakistan
THE conversation between Jehangir Tareen, Pervez Elahi and others leaked over the weekend was more a storm in a teacup than real news. Who doesn’t know that Punjab operates with…
