Abdul Quayyum Khan Kundi

It is a common belief that history repeats itself with regular intervals of 30 odd years. But in Pakistan it seems this historical cycle repeats itself within three to five years, especially in the political arena. Summer is an important season for the people of Pakistan. First, they have to bear the smouldering heat resulting […]

Since its inception, Pakistan’s foreign policy has been dominated by concerns for security, which provided the military establishment an upper hand in foreign policy execution. The recent events and failures of security institutions have initiated a debate that this dominance should be overturned and civilian leaders should be allowed independence to formulate and implement the […]

Pakistan is reeling under many crises but the one that will define its future is the crisis of leadership. Until 1945, Muslim leaders negotiated for a union of autonomous states within united India but the lack of cooperation from Indian Congress leaders forced them to seek a separate state. One unintended consequence of this was […]

Politics is the art of inspiring people through manipulation of emotions to act on a vision. In established democracies, election campaigns are run on emotions while the government is run on rationale derived from tradition, laws and the constitution. That is probably the reason that elected leaders, who won in landslide victories, lose popular support […]

At the dawn of the 21st century, the US was the undisputed global superpower with no apparent peer on the horizon who could challenge its interests in trade, diplomacy and military might. In the last decade, after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, when the US was engaged in its twin wars, aspiring new powers were […]

The assassination of Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab, by a religious zealot has once again initiated the debate on the role of religion in Pakistani society. For quite some time, many politicians and intellectuals have been debating the true intentions of the founding fathers in creating a state. They refer to the Two Nation Theory […]