Islam plays an extremely important role in Pakistan’s politics, for after all the country was founded on the basis that Indian Muslims should have their own homeland. Imran Khan frequently mentions his dream to create a “Riyasat-e-Madina” in Pakistan. The first time Nawaz Sharif, the political protégée of Zia Ul Haq, came to power as […]
Commentary / Insight
Manto and Khan: Fuel and Fire
“When we were enslaved, we could imagine freedom, but now that we are free, how will we imagine subjection?” – Saadat Hasan Manto Manto meeting Khan is akin to what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. The two are as different as they are similar. Holding truth on a high pedestal is […]
Moral impact of Islam on humanity
Islam contributed enormously to humanity through advancements in all fields of learning. The impact of Islam on human civilization can be divided into the two areas of moral and intellectual impact. A careful examination of both provides insight into the sophistication and advancement of Islamic culture. Life is important and the values of life are […]
Pakistan: Dissecting FATF Failure
The incompetence and lack of understanding of the incumbent government has once again proven fatal as all their efforts to shift Pakistan from the list of jurisdictions with increased monitoring (grey list) to countries enjoying the status of cooperative jurisdictions were rendered futile. Repeated fiascos of coalition Government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Financial Action […]
Why Adam was given precedence over the angels?
It is important that we examine how the Muslims responded to and addressed, in their earliest period of history, the intellectual challenges of the time. According to the Quran, human life began on earth with knowledge: [Prophet], when your Lord told the angels, ‘I am putting a successor on earth,’ they said, ‘How can You […]
To be a robot or not: the autonomy of raping in a closed society
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, has come under fire once again for statements blaming women’s dressing for the country’s escalating sexual violence. In an interview with ‘Axios on HBO’, the Pakistan PM said: “If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the men, unless they are robots. It’s just […]
Robots and woman’s dress: Reality check for Prime Minister Khan
Imran Khan the prime minister of Pakistan has once again been on the news for his stance on why rape and sexual assault is prevalent in the country, and once again, he has disappointed the women of Pakistan by his misogynistic stance. Not only has he transformed Pakistani women into objects who dress, walk and […]
Federal Budget of Pakistan 2021-2022 – An Overview
The goals of macroeconomic policies of any country including Pakistan are: 1. To ensure low unemployment (at Natural Rate of Unemployment) in the country 2. To ensure Price Stability (low inflation) in the country – inflation should be low enough to stimulate the demand side (creating consumer surplus) and high enough to stimulate the supply […]
China: The emerging soft power and pandemic warrior
Covid19 posed unprecedented challenges to the globalized world. The incompetence of the states of the globe for dealing with the novel coronavirus became quite challenging in all the social, political and economic grounds. In the time of spread of the lethal Covid19, China’s undue efforts for becoming a global leader enabled them to capture the […]
Belligerent parliamentarians!
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke” –Will Rogers Whether it is on innumerable talk shows telecast on the many television channels or in the precincts of the national and provincial assemblies, our worthy parliamentarians are found indulging in behavior that by no stretch of imagination can […]