Changing gears in political economics
I see a lot of troubles for our elected (or non-elected) representatives with a change in government and I see this from the assets that they have filed to the…
Political uncertainty: The economic and social cost
Political, economic, and social turmoil is nothing new for Pakistan and its people. They have more or less learnt to live with the tumult as a part of life. For…
Constitutional political economy: Pakistan’s perspective
Please understand that this article is an intellectual endeavour in which the notions of efficiency and justice are necessarily balanced. One may well ask the question that in my country…
Legal aspects of operation
ZARB-i-Azb is primarily being undertaken to disarm and eliminate the private armies of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Al Qaeda and Uzbek militants. It is, thus, clearly an exercise to enforce…
Political myths
In Pakistan, the contradictory relationships between the outer form of a movement and its real political intent become more than evident if we observe the course of our chequered political…
Quaid’s political disposition
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is the most powerful national symbol in Pakistan and he is viewed as the embodiment of the spirit of Pakistan. His birthday is celebrated with much…
Political jugglers (Part I)
Asadullah Khan Ghalib was an indomitable and versatile figure. He could, in simple verse, express human characteristics in all aspects. The following verse is a masterpiece in describing the contradictions…
Climate policy
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights. The newly created office will work towards ensuring environmental justice and civil rights…
Anti-money laundering regulations and fiscal laws – I
General perception about money laundering 'Money laundering' in general sense means, actions and processes of projecting money acquired as proceed of crime as untainted money. This subject gained international significance…
Judicialisation as politics
LAST week, pre-demolition work on Karachi’s ill-fated Nasla Tower began on the orders of the Supreme Court. The entire process stands expedited under heightened judicial scrutiny. There is, apparently, little regard for…
