In the wake of an apparent economic crisis, caused by multiple reasons, particularly a killing self-inflicted political instability, myopic economic policies of last seven decades, unthoughtful actions and measures taken…
CAN the political melodrama being enacted in Pakistan today be called democracy? Those involved — all political leaders, the media, the anchors and others — believe this is democracy. The…
So, there’s going to be no snap election. Imran Khan’s call for the second, decisive march on the capital never came, though he’s still threatening it, and soon enough “imported…
THE National Assembly of Pakistan made history by successfully passing the first vote of no-confidence against a sitting prime minister in the country. Earlier, two attempts to unseat a prime minister —…
THE impact of this government on democracy and parliamentary norms are worth exploring given the motion for the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan filed by the now…
“This country finds itself in the midst of another constitutional crisis and is looking towards the judiciary to once again preserve our democratic order from crumbling into tyranny and despotism.”…
Democracy by definition is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership and major undertakings of a state or other polity are directly or indirectly decided by the people. In…
Marx said that history repeated itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. But what about the third time? Or the fourth? Or the twentieth? Do the…
The American ruling elite has created the perception that the rise of ‘Communist China’ and authoritarian Russia pose a threat to capitalist democracy in not only the US but also…
In a bid to promote "democratic culture" in this country, the Senate passed a resolution the other day. Introduced by a PPP legislator, it calls for making "democratic civic education"…
