Moral visions
IN normal circumstances, a party leading the coalition at the centre and possessing a majority in the largest province of the country would not invite immediate question marks over its future. Yet…
It’s all about the bench
PAKISTAN runs through constitutional crises with such frequency that they often seem to blur into one. But they all have one thing in common: a shared foundation upon which every…
Trust the state?
SHOULD citizens trust the Pakistani state with relief efforts and donations in the aftermath of these devastating floods? This is a common question, and one that was asked after the 2005…
Confronting the crisis: corruption, mismanagement, and the path forward
Corruption stems from the absence or inadequacy of constitutional rule and leads to a breakdown in governance, which is essential for economic survival, revival, and growth. Corruption erodes the very…
Moving beyond the IMF
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seems to have a dogged determination to get rid of external loans and the programmes of the International Monetary Fund. The prime minister doesn’t want the…
Polarization and threat to society
Long hauls often necessitate one to walk around inside the aircraft. I often stand peering through the tiny window on the emergency door, looking down at the passing ‘Lilliputian’ landscape…
The other time bomb
Pakistan is a nation focused on the crisis du jour. Crises like ‘climate change, environment and population’ are only mentioned occasionally in the newspapers or soft news morning shows, because…
The need for policy reforms
Industrial economic size refers to the scale or size of industrial activities within an economy, typically measured by the total output, employment, or capital investment of the industrial sector. It…
Why the coming year will be difficult
If you were born in Pakistan, grew up in it, if it is an area of research for you, it is a fair guess that you think things have never…
Estranged federation
The federation of Pakistan faces an unprecedented estrangement and discontent from its people in different provinces. A low level insurgency has continued in Balochistan since last many years but there…
