Hoping against hopeIn Pakistan one has to live hoping against hope. After having completed ten years of electoral democracy, with the third elections imminently around the corner, the country that came into being throug...
General Trump’s AmericaStephen Walt, a celebrated American political scientist, once stated, ‘instead of realism, both Republicans and Democrats tend to view foreign policy through the lens of liberal idealism’. No politica...
Politics can be fickleThe political situation in Pakistan has been changing over the past few months. Major political stalwarts and electable personalities are severing their association with the Pakistan People’s Party (P...
Empathy and the curriculumWhile reading the introduction of a book by KK Aziz titled The murder of history (published in 1993), I was shocked at how historical facts have been transformed and misinterpreted in the text books t...
A jarring July?‘Beware the Ides of March,’ was the warning ignored by Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Today, there is no Caesar in America (yet?). But for those who fear Western democracies are in trouble, July will be a ja...
The death of our currencySir: In a recent report by Bloomberg, it emerged that the Pakistani rupee is the worst performing currency in Asia this year. The State Bank of Pakistan has already devalued the currency three times s...
An open letter to the people of KarachiSir: Dear Karachiites, July 25 is near. An important day for the country in general and for Karachi in particular. As a member of the Pak Sarzameen Party and a contestant for the PS-128 seat, I am cer...
The people are waking upSir: Recently social media has been awash of videos and testimonials of people raising their voices against the Pakistan People’s Party (PPPP). The people are finally waking up and challenging the PPP...
Mental illness is a real problemSir: Unless you’re an android with only a computer for a brain, or just a plain rock, then you’ve felt plenty of emotions throughout your lifetime. The emotions we feel on a constant basis are familia...