The age of political essentialism
One would have thought the divisive political discourse that prevailed before Election 2018 would gradually phase out after the polls. But the polarisation between the supporters and opponents of the…
On our public discourse
I acknowledge that what I have wanted to say today, after being away for a couple of weeks, has already been said in this newspaper over the last three days…
Muslim discourse
The wealth and pomp of several Muslim monarchies notwithstanding, the world of Islam is in tatters. Torn by internal strife, lack of focus on starving millions and controlled by greed…
Decline of political parties
The apparent consensus among the major political parties against the democratic structuring of their organisations is one of the main reasons for people’s progressive alienation from democratic politics. It is…
Political economy of tax reforms
The debates and discourse concerning political economy of tax reforms in Pakistan lack objective analyses and rational approach as evident from the latest book, published by Oxford University Press, The…
An alternative discourse
India and Pakistan share a long-standing animosity. Even as the world becomes more connected, we see the hostility as something akin to a birthright. We parade and wear the hate…
No room for rational discourse
THE way Sindhi nationalists reacted to the assassination of the JUI-F Sindh leader Dr Khalid Soomro left many wondering how in these times of an ever-widening religious-secular divide in Pakistan…
The politics of political economics
I have raised a serious question as to leadership positions in the political system of Pakistan. To expect miracles from them is like asking for the moon. One has been…
Political inequality
There is enormous focus these days on economic inequality, and for good reason. The gap between the top 1 percent and other Americans is growing, the middle class that built…
Pakistan’s political economy
There has been much talk of saving democracy that is prevalent in Pakistan. That is hardly the case for some democracies fall under their own weight. The prevalence of a…
