After the elections: the good and the badAll is well that ends well, but if only one could say that about Pakistan’s recently concluded general elections! Notwithstanding the bloodshed, pre-poll rigging, massive-engineering, forced party des...
Naya Pakistan and the temptations of authoritarianismAs the PTI looks set to form government and Imran Khan is on his way to becoming our 18th Prime Minister, an important debate on the dangers of authoritarianism under his premiership has begun. This i...
Courting independentsSir: The majority of the country is currently riding a wave of euphoria as Imran Khan and the PTI claimed victory in the recent General Elections. And why shouldn’t they? There is plenty to be happy a...
Education in PakistanSir: Pakistan is losing its worth as an educated country. “Education is the key to success” is a statement which is always used for delivering a positive future of education for the students. We are l...
India-Bangladesh friendshipSir: During his visit to Bangladesh, India’s Prime Minister Modi presented a mega-portrait of the surrender of Pakistani troops to Prime Minister Hasina. They agreed to set up a museum of memorabilia...
Challenges for new governmentSir: It is expected that the newly elected government will be confronted with numerous challenges. Presently, Pakistan is facing multi dimensional economic challenges of different intensity. Rising in...
Rise of the salaried classThe preliminary results of the 2018 general elections show that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)is set to form its first ever federal government in the country. However, these elections have been marred...
An open letter to Imran KhanAs soon as possible, divide Punjab into three provinces. If this is not immediately possible, divide the province temporarily into three regions such that each has its own Chief Minister all of them h...
A deeper shade of discriminationEnraged Arab-Israeli politician Zoheir Bahloul quit the Israeli parliament on July 28 in a symbolic protest against a new “basic law” that gives special rights to Jews. He condemned the law as “racist...