Power sector: Economics and politics
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif convinced beyond a shadow of doubt that he would win the March 2018 elections by a landslide if his administration succeeds in meeting the energy shortfall…
Politics of power
The temperature of the politics of power sector in this country has been raised as the government upped the price of electricity for all consumers - industrial, commercial as well…
Power and politics
Decisions made in the dead of night seldom speak of clean intentions. In the short interlude when the country was without a prime minister, a series of appointments have been…
Done with politics
THE new year is a mere few days old but 2026 already promises to be more exhausting than its predecessor. The mortals among us — and who have friends to…
Age of unvarnished power
The events unfolding in Venezuela are less surprising than the reaction they have provoked. What has unsettled many observers is not that the US acted decisively, but that it did…
Superpower China?
CHINA’S big military parade in October led many to ask if it’s gearing up to upend America’s sole superpower status. Being a superpower has many axes: economic, military, scientific, political…
The politics of easy taxation
Pakistan’s tax debate is usually framed as a technical puzzle: how to raise more revenue, faster, under pressure. That framing misses the real story. The country does not suffer from…
Politics of confrontation
THE possibility of governor rule in KP has been widely discussed for months but it now seems imminent. The mounting tension between the provincial and federal governments appears to have reached a…
Power
For Pakistan, the issue is no longer who holds power; the 27th Amendment has settled that. The real test is where that power is aimed. Magnitude is fixed; direction is…
Politics of optics
In Pakistan, every new government arrives like a marketing team, eager to rebrand, relaunch and repaint, but rarely to repair. From education to energy, healthcare to housing, governance has become…
