Will capitalism survive? on April 14, 2020Dr Adil Najam, who is former vice chancellor of LUMS and currently a dean at the Boston University, has compiled views of intellectuals to compare the world situation before coronavirus (BC) and after coronavirus (AC). There is broad consensus that big changes are inevitable and even the sacred ‘Capitalist Order’ is seriously threatened. The 20th […]
Corruption, commitment, competence, compassion, courage on January 18, 2019In December 1979 when I arrived in Arizona for graduate studies, I came to know about the five C’s of the state: Copper, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Climate. While I enjoyed the climate, I had the chance to work on copper. Later on, two more C’s were added: Cactus, Canyons. The Grand Canyon state now has […]
Vandalising of Muslim League on September 4, 2018As a Muslim League child every time my father’s party, the All-India Muslim League (AIML) is vandalised I am seriously concerned. AIML was formed in Decca on December 30, 1906. Jinnah joined the party in 1913, and became its President in 1916. After the creation of Pakistan on August 14, 1947, Jinnah took over as […]
Should electability be limited to the parliament? on May 22, 2018Electables are harmful for democracy. Political parties are built around ideologies not individuals. In parliamentary democracy, every seat is counted. One has to have a simple majority in the house to become the Prime Minister (PM), who is the Chief Executive of the country. The political and executive domains should be handled separately. In a […]
Anti-democratic forces in our midst on May 10, 2018It was mid-nineties, the ‘Political Circus’ was on. Benazir had given a call for a march to Islamabad against the Nawaz regime. I was parked on the Johar Town Canal Bridge, waiting for a farmer to cross the road with his buffalo, the moment he reached the other side of the road, he was grabbed […]