Muckraking as accountability
Something strange has happened in Pakistan over the last few years. We have started to view muckraking as accountability and cathartic judicial structures as justice. Can publicly naming and shaming…
Power sector woes
A Common refrain in Pakistan today is that the role of the middle class and industry has been reduced to earning enough to pay their monthly electricity bills so that…
The province debate
"There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers…
Isolation ward
More and more, Imran Khan’s erratic political trajectory is guiding him towards a major collision with reality, while his party resembles a coach dragged along by a runaway horse. Just…
Need for judicial reforms
Good governance requires strengthening the rule of law and ensuring access to affordable justice, especially to the poor who suffer harassment at the hands of public officials and are denied…
A warped sense of priority
Politically speaking, we have become so wrapped up in inanity that the real priorities have vanished from the political landscape. We have for weeks now been focusing on the sit-ins…
The citizenship market
Borders exist only for the poor and wanting. Such is the conclusion that emerges from a new report issued by the Migration Policy Institute last month. Entitled Selling Visas and…
The pro-poor myth
Pro-poor growth, equitable, inclusive growth and growth with a human – the current era of economics is all about these words and terms. These interconnected ideas show a clear reaction…
China on the chessboard
Relations between Pakistan and China reached new heights with 19 agreements and MOUs signed between the two countries in Beijing. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was visiting China on the invitation…
Discretionary overbilling
The power sector is in turmoil it seems, from the overbilling scandal. The past week has seen new protests and new pronouncements. Once the cabinet decided to lift a decade-old…
