BB and the art of realpolitik
The political career of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007, was a saga of fluctuating fortunes. Twice she was voted to power (1988 and 1993) and twice…
BB and the art of realpolitik
The political career of Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated on December 27, 2007, was a saga of fluctuating fortunes. Twice she was voted to power (1988 and 1993) and twice…
A legacy of struggle
Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s death anniversary (which falls today) will be marked this year amidst another moment of political uncertainty in Pakistan. A few days before her assassination, Shaheed BB…
South Korea’s sub-optimal experience with Neoliberalism: lessons for Pakistan
Pakistan has been actively under neoliberal policies since late 1980s when it first started to come under major International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes, while its engagement with IMF during earlier…
Legalising Big Brother
WE are reaching a point where we are unable to count the number of times the expression ‘yet another attempt’ has been used for the state’s efforts to restrict freedom…
Latest scandal raises fresh questions about Prince Andrew
Revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of Britain’s Prince Andrew have renewed scrutiny of King Charles III’s disgraced brother as he heaps new embarrassment on the royal…
Rethinking our priorities
The government has once again proved that Pakistan is essentially a state obsessed with security – by placing before the National Assembly a new bill tackling matters of national safety.…
Punitive governance
The Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index 2023 downgraded an 11 places back-pedalling Pakistan from a hybrid to an authoritarian regime. The report stated that unsurprisingly elections with opposition forces subject…
Time to rebuild
A few days ago, could anyone have imagined that Bashar al-Assad, the strongest ruler of Middle Eastern country Syria, would be forced to flee from the country and the five-decade…
Dealing with the undesirables
Protests of the undesirables are in the spotlight in the land of the pure, whose purity has been seriously tarnished by these national villains. While the list is long, two…
