Irony of history
IT appears to be a cruel irony that the very force that was once blamed for triggering an apocalypse now seeks atonement. Whether or not the Afghan-Soviet war reshaped the…
Hallucinated out of history
‘Confirmed: Pakistan confirms the loss of two JF-17 jets. Following a series of escalations, the Pakistan military has confirmed that two JF-17 jets were shot down by the Indian defence…
History never forgets
Today would have been the 101st birthday of Justice Dorab Framrose Patel. More than a century after his birth, his legacy remains powerfully relevant to Pakistan’s legal and democratic journey.…
History’s echoes
TWO fateful decisions authored by the British government — the Balfour Declaration of 1917 and the Radcliffe Award of 1947 — involved territory (still in dispute) and millions of displaced…
Political dialogue is indispensable
Communication and negotiation are indispensable pillars of politics, serving as a bridge between conflicting ideologies and facilitating solutions that ensure governance, stability, and progress. History is replete with examples where…
An ode to the political worker
PAKISTAN’S history is replete with the heroism of political workers who have repeatedly demonstrated that their commitment to democratic ideals is total and that they will risk life, limb, and…
Dream of political stability
IT is often believed that engineering political stability is the solution to a nation’s economic and security challenges. The idea of this so-called stability is used to justify the suppression…
History’s lessons
“It is a very common device that when anyone has attained the summit of greatness, he kicks away the ladder by which he has climbed up.” ECONOMIC development, particularly in…
One history, two futures
HOW a country is organised as a polity casts a long shadow on its economic development. Egypt and Indonesia offer two contrasting examples from recent history. Both these countries have…
Political culture
THERE have been many political movements in Pakistan; some of them have also been between two opposing ideologies, such as the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy and the Pakistan…
