The praetorian democracy on July 24, 2018The recent shenanigans of intelligence agencies, selective accountability, coercion of politicians to change loyalties and speedy trials of other have once again brought the question to the fore: how does the system work in Pakistan and where does the actual power lie? It has also drawn our attention to the role civilian governments have in […]
Failure of political parties on November 18, 2017Once again, Pakistan faces great uncertainty. Talk of a technocrat set-up coming in or a direct military coup being staged hangs thick in the air. Constant warnings from the Prime Minister as well as some federal ministers against the former are quite unprecedented. And they underscore the gravity of the situation. Unconstitutional misadventure by the […]
Future of Nawaz Sharif on September 9, 2017Political future of Nawaz Sharif is a question that keeps on perplexing every politically conscious person. Like every politician in our country, Nawaz Sharif wants to stay relevant in politics forever but his future will now largely depend on two things: one, how PML-N reacts to the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif and second how establishment […]
Politics of Sharifs and civilian supremacy on August 15, 2017Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified and coming days will be very troubling for him and his family. If Supreme Court does not overturn its decision of his disqualification, which is highly unlikely, his chances to become a member of parliament again are naught. A bigger tragedy is yet to befall on Nawaz Sharif and his […]
Political earthquake in Britain on June 10, 2017The results of the British elections confounded the political pundits who predicted a landslide victory for Tory Party. On the morning of the Election the leading British newspapers carried headlines predicting a landslide victory for Theresa May’s Tory Party. The Independent’s headline on the Election Day read, “Theresa May will win biggest Tory landslide since […]
British elections watching the tide on June 2, 2017Britain is about to go to polls on June 8th this year and eyes are fixed on what choice people will make. These elections seem critical not just from the perspective of the future of Brexit but of Britain itself where for the first time since the last couple of decades voters have a real […]