Political instability
PAKISTAN has spent 34 out of its 68 years, or half its life, in internal political instability defined as regime instability, political emergencies and constitutional deadlocks. Long-term instability in Pakistan…
Moderates fade from political view in polarised Egypt
Moderate has become a dirty word in Egypt. Since the army ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, anyone who refuses to support either side uncritically has become a traitor to both.…
Political idiocy
A type of Pakistani leftists is indulged in premature and idealistic analyses of critical issues such as Islamic radicalisation. Our insignificant left is majorly divided over the issues of religious…
Veracity in emerging political system
What if is a question that everyone is asking? What if the elections do not deliver, what if the next elections leave a lot to be expected? What if and…
Pakistan`s political cliff
`CHAOS Theory` is a course taught at many prestigious universities to analyse and predict developments during crises. Pakistan`s short but turbulent political history provides excellent empirical data for such study.…
Political jugglers (Part I)
Asadullah Khan Ghalib was an indomitable and versatile figure. He could, in simple verse, express human characteristics in all aspects. The following verse is a masterpiece in describing the contradictions…
New Charter of Democracy
Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country created as a result of a democratic process. It can only prosper if it is a robust constitutional democracy. It is clear as daylight to…
United by tides, knotted by oceans: Aman Dialogue 2025
‘What keeps us unified against the common threats at sea, what motivates us to recourse to stability in the global commons and what drives our will to come closer and…
Reshaping knowledge
GEOPOLITICS and geo-economics are seen as parallel pathways to progress. When there is harmonisation between the two, the outcome is good; when political differences come in the way of economic…
Home-grown economic plans
THE government recently formed a committee of eminent international and Pakistani economists to draft a home-grown economic programme. This article shows that there is little need for such a committee. There is…
