Dangerous power?
There’s a growing sense of deja vu for observers of Pakistan’s power corridors as the PML-N-led ruling structure races to gain unchecked power. In the 1990s under Nawaz Sharif’s second…
A change so subtle, yet so powerful
What appeared to be a mere figment of imagination a few weeks ago is gradually assuming a concrete shape. The bursts of fresh air which originally oozed out of the…
Empowering girls
In Pakistan, gender-based violence (GBV) is deeply rooted in traditional norms and cultural practices. While it affects women and girls from all backgrounds – regardless of their social or economic…
Power transmission: challenges
The power sector in Pakistan is facing a crisis of public perception amid the litany of technical challenges prevailing within Pakistan’s sector. While the popular media focuses on the capacity…
The world in corridors
Since the start of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by Chinese President Xi Jinping, world politics has been moving around economic corridors. The Western world led by the US…
Navigating economic corridors
We are living in an era of ‘corridorization’, ‘economic corridor’ being the new buzzword. The proponents of these ‘corridors’ claim that they are vital for increasing regional connectivity and trade.…
Power failure
Monday’s prolonged power failure across Pakistan was a powerful reminder of the deepening fault lines across the nation, as political rivals raced to seize authority in spite of the country’s…
Youth set to grab power roles at COP27
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, (Egypt): Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when Pacific island nations first sought help in 1991, through planned UN climate negotiations, to deal with expected “loss…
Power games
Afghanistan, a land of breathtaking beauty torn by ethnic, tribal and religious divisions, has been at the center of geopolitical contests for centuries. It has been almost two decades since…
Narratives of power
ONE of the most enduring, and baffling, constants in Pakistani politics is how the seemingly 20/20 vision of politicians with regard to economic management while in opposition degenerates to myopic…
