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Policing the politicians

DESPITE having been asked to step up to clear the mess created by those staking a claim to being clean, incorruptible, judicious, and the most patriotic among us on more…

New dual nationality politicians

According to press reports, the government is introducing the 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament that seeks to change Article 63(1)(c). The Amendment states that a person shall be disqualified…

Politicians’ real enemy

PUNJAB’S legislative business rarely makes it to the headlines for the right reasons and this time around it is no different. In the last week of June, the assembly passed…

Politicians’ revenge

NOT long after the US appointed a national security adviser in 1947 that a rash spread over a large part of the democratic world. Countries began appointing NSAs minus the…

In defence of politicians

PARLIAMENT these days is mostly about ugly noises. The government cannot get enough of calling those on the opposition benches ‘chor’ and ‘daku’ while the opposition too has ratcheted up…

Laughing And Weeping Politicians

Laughing and weeping politicians

Democritus and Heraclitus, two eminent figures in ancient Greek philosophy, are known respectively as the laughing philosopher and the weeping philosopher. A materialist, Democritus believed that man was helpless in…

What Politicians Should Do

What politicians should do

As we look through our turbulent political history, it seems obvious that civilian politicians have remained at a disadvantage in a system that has allowed other institutions to assume a…

A Selfless Politician

A selfless politician

Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhel’s recent death at the age of 81 brought to an end his life-long commitment to Pakhtun nationalism and loyalty to the family of the late Abdul…

Tweeting Politicians

Tweeting politicians

The internet revolution that came to Pakistan in 1996 has, 20 years on, had massive impact on all walks of life — academic, cultural, social, and economic. The rising popularity…