Philosophy of Islam
I LIVE in Canada but often visit Pakistan. I notice two types of differences in how Islam is practised in the two countries. The first is a much wider range…
Economic manifestos of major parties: philosophy, vehicles, and goals
Although elections are right around the corner on February 8, leaving little time for discussion on manifestos, the three major political parties – PPP (Pakistan People’s Party), PML-N (Pakistan Muslim…
Apply the new development philosophy for high-quality development
(— First part of the “China in the past decade” series) The past decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has been extraordinary in terms…
Iqbal: poor philosophy, rich poetry
The state and its propaganda apparatus have been a great hindrance in the development of an objective approach or objective approaches to Iqbal. Yet, one can ask whether Iqbal didn’t…
Impediments to philosophy
The 20th century was unique because of the drastic changes and ruptures it witnessed in every sphere of life, including knowledge. It seems that during the last century creativity of…
Poverty of philosophy
Across the length and breadth of Pakistan, amongst journalists, politicians, generals and even judges, there is a poverty of philosophy that is crippling the development of a stable state and…
Poverty of philosophy
Philosophical meditation is an endeavour to fill void of meaning in life and looking at the self, society and the universe anew by pushing the existing boundaries of knowledge. These…
Strength in unity
The passage of the constitutional amendment creating the position of chief of defence forces (CDF) marks one of the most consequential transformations of Pakistan’s defence architecture in recent memory. It…
Imperialist ‘stability’
The arrogance of colonialists and imperialists never changes. One need only look at the recent “stabilization” plan for Palestine to understand what I mean. The plan, which was approved by…
Triumph & disaster
IN today’s frenetic world, success is the glorious deity worshipped at the altar while failure attracts contempt, jeers and alienation. As president John F. Kennedy said, “Victory has a thousand…
