Dr Sumera Shams

“All is not well in the state of Denmark,” said Shakespeare This referred both to the idea that the ghost is an ominous omen for Denmark and to the larger theme of the connection between the moral legitimacy of a ruler and the state as a whole. In Pakistan, the ruling coalition government is claiming […]

Pakistan’s ethnic-federation status, with its social and cultural diversity, has remained a major challenge to the country’s national, political, and geographical integrity. One of the most contentious issues has been the distribution of political power and economic resources among the federating units. East-west wing squabbles, civil wars, political unrest in various provinces at random times, […]

Founded in 1996 by Chairman Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as a socio-political movement stimulated by the slogan “justice, humanity and self-reliance.” With a visionary leader and consolidated structure, the PTI has now become the country’s largest political party and has successfully altered the weak political system, shaped by the long-term monopoly and […]

Pakistan’s population comprises nearly 50 per cent of females. Access to and control over resources, eligibility for rights, and power-sharing equation remain unequally distributed between men and women in Pakistani society, and still, women are discriminated against to a great extent, in all sectors of life, whether public, private or in a community environment; furthermore, […]