Political jalsas and fading public interest
Unlike the past, when political rallies by opposition led to uncertainty in markets, shutter-down and difficulty in public movement - all of this appears to be fading away. In the…
The cost of political uncertainty
The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country with obvious repercussions on the state of the union (federation versus at…
Trending political talk
WATCHING political talk shows during the short, short Eid break, it struck me that our political analyses are also like fashion fads. Everyone sticks to the same themes and the…
Apolitical youth
DESPITE the economy, geopolitics, the climate — despite it all — Pakistan’s major cities are abuzz. There are theatre, food, literary, and film festivals. Art biennales and gallery openings. New…
Decline of political parties
The apparent consensus among the major political parties against the democratic structuring of their organisations is one of the main reasons for people’s progressive alienation from democratic politics. It is…
Political uncertainty: The economic and social cost
Political, economic, and social turmoil is nothing new for Pakistan and its people. They have more or less learnt to live with the tumult as a part of life. For…
The show goes on while economy goes down
The PTI and PAT dharnas at Islamabad have now escalated into jalsas being held in different part of Punjab. They are all set to soon embed their footprints in Sindh…
Three paths to power
HOW have political forces opposed to incumbent regimes managed to find their way (back) into political power? Pakistan’s history provides us with quite a few examples and a number of…
Beyond the rescue
THE floods are wreaking havoc, as one-third of the country has been covered in water. The impact on the country, the economy cannot be emphasised enough. The media has also woken…
A triple whammy
FOR the first time in history, we are facing three huge crises together — economic, political and ‘natural’, while terrorism is up too. The poor had been suffering the first…
