Reforms in the ECP
Despite numerous proposals and demands for electoral reforms, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has been working overtime to keep its processes and methodologies at the same archaic level as…
An end to the darkness
It was the perfect setting. We had gathered on the historic occasion of the contract-signing for the construction of the 1,263 MW RLNG-fuelled Punjab Power Plant. The initiative will be…
Accountability and democracy must go together
Like all his predecessors, except Bhutto who was judicially murdered, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again seems to be destined to not complete his mandated term. This time on the…
No antidote to Panama
But the heavens did not fall. That is, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not disqualified. And justice, in a sense, was delayed. Yet the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama…
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…
All eyes on the apex court
Next week among matters of import, the Supreme Court will take up a review petition of Imdad Ali, a man convicted of murder who has been awaiting his fate on…
Fiddling with regulations
The economic recession that unfolded in the last quarter of 2007, has become the longest in the past hundred years courtesy the recklessness of Opec members, and global banks…
Institutions of restraint
The apex committees consisting of civil and military leadership represent an innovative model of governance to suit the country’s peculiar needs. This exceptional arrangement has been made because of pervasive…
The perils of politics in Pakistan
We all have heard the story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin in our childhood. Well it’s still relevant today in terms of the political and economic aspect of the country. The…
A sad tale indeed – I
Pakistan has been struggling ever since its emergence on the world map to achieve political and economic stability, withstand internal and external threats and provide justice, socio-economic equality and opportunities…
