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Have Dictators Achieved More?

Have dictators achieved more?

The dismal situation today is feeding nostalgia for Musharraf. Was he worth it? Not for democracy-idealists like me! However, since many can tolerate dictatorships if they deliver, I consider this…

Arabs Rising

Arabs rising

Dictatorships almost invariably end in tragedy and none more manifestly as the Arab world’s “Papa Doc” Muammar Qaddafi. His legion eccentricities – the troupe of voluptuous women body guards; the…

Triumph Of Principle

Triumph of principle

gment declaring actions of Nov 3, 2007, as unconstitutional is as much a triumph of optimism as it is of the rule of law. Dictatorships don’t just crumble because people…

Edging To The Brink

Edging to the brink

After sixty-two years of bludgeoning through sequential alleys of darkness, suffering the agonies of military dictatorships, ill-governance, institutionalised crime and widespread corruption that sunk in deep, the country finally saw…

No Clear Path

No clear path

There`s one thing the world is learning about Pakistan: this is a nation that likes binaries. Civil and military; Islam and secularism; dictatorships and democracies; China and the US; Sufi…