Democrats or technocrats?
French military chief General Pierre de Villiers’s decision to resign on July 19 was an expected move. He had crossed his boundaries by having a spat with France’s newly-elected president,…
The issues with specialists/technocrats
Pakistan is once again in the throes of chaos. In public service I thrived on chaos. When there is no one in charge or when everyone is under uncertainty one…
The issues with specialists/technocrats
Pakistan is once again in the throes of chaos. In public service I thrived on chaos. When there is no one in charge or when everyone is under uncertainty one…
Should the interim government be of technocrats?
Pakistan every now and then is seized with issues of governance at the national level and this generally happens when governments lose their credibility. In a transparent system and clean…
The Deep State and technocrats
Anyone seen the list being circulated on the Internet containing the names of the ‘technocrats’ who are being touted as our newest saviours in the “national government” that is to…
Of old and new faces
THE scene appeared surreal as Asif Ali Zardari took oath as president just a few days after Shehbaz Sharif returned as the country’s prime minister. The two rivals are now tied in a…
The crisis of indecision
THE election in Punjab may not have caused many ripples earlier but on Sunday night it was watched rather closely. This was the south of Punjab, the land of the…
Selected or elected PMs?
Despite being a constitutional democracy since August 14, 1973, mass confusion prevails in the mechanism of transition of power in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Selected PMs have badly failed…
Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution
Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh’s two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in…
Critical challenge
WHAT we needed was a pro-people party. What we got was a “political party beyond politics!!!” The launch of the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party last week is a clear message for Pakistanis…
