Pakistan needs a new political party
For the first time ever, many of us are not just apprehensive but frightened about the future of Pakistan. Daily survival is getting harder and harder for our people, our…
Economic impasse and political instability
The economic challenges of Pakistan are appallingly enduring, and unless we effectively address fiscal discipline issues, expand our tax base, and eliminate resource wastage, the country’s economic stagnation is likely…
Abuse as political weapon
Our society has never been quite free of the penchant to abuse but, of late, one has witnessed a phenomenal increase in this indulgence, particularly in the domain of politics.…
Search for a political settlement
Three years ago – on May 6, 2018 – I barely survived an assassination attempt on my life as the interior minister of the country. Although my bullet wounds have…
Senate polls & political malaise
RECENT controversies over the form and nature of the Senate election lay bare some long-standing and fundamental problems with Pakistan’s political landscape. The first, and what some may call the…
Political battles and constitutional provisions
Two common fallacies of reasoning are the ad hominem and genetic fallacies. An argument is ad hominem when instead of validly drawing a conclusion from the premise it attacks the…
Political blunders
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been badly trapped in the marshes of his own political blunders and crimes. History shows that his tenures have lasted for not more than two…
Running the political engine
There are ample signs that money in politics, or ‘political finance’, will assume much greater importance in the next general election and even during the run-up to the election. Disclosures…
Pakistan’s political economy
A Country which was clocking a growth rate a shade above 5pc per annum for most of its history is now finding that this rate has dropped to below 4pc.…
Political comedy
REMEMBER that old comic called Spy vs Spy that Mad magazine used to run? The contest between Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif is increasingly beginning to look like that to…
