Dictating discourse, banning books
On May 10, 1933 – in a revolting incident not witnessed in Europe since the Dark Ages – students in Berlin carted over 25,000 books to the State Opera square,…
Political prisoners, not missing persons
The news of the missing bloggers at the beginning of 2017 sent shockwaves through activist circles. No one was sure why sections of the state would abduct citizens for the…
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…
