Aggression goes on without cessation, the aggressor goes unchecked, institutions fail to deliver, that is the stage in front of us everywhere in this world that is otherwise expected to be just, unbiased and humane in approach. Heart breaking things are happening to people at the hands of people. Life is a complex whole we […]
Musings on Palestine and beyond
The American myth of a unipolar world has started to crumble, as China comes out from the shadows and Russia gathers strength under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin. Afghanistan turned out to be a military and strategic quagmire for America and her allies. Elsewhere, the US failed to pressure Iran following the Houthi attacks […]
Continuum of certainty and uncertainty
Love and life are born and reborn. Life without sophistication, and culture is no life in the real sense. Rather, it is living at the crossroads of emptiness, torture, within a continuous environment of bigotry and violence. To establish order in society we a need strategy to defuse violence and to create a dynamic balance […]
Fragile, handle with care
The discussion in the European Parliament with regards to Pakistan was not positive, nor was it fair. The issue of the country’s blasphemy laws was brought up by Member of European Parliament (MEP) Charlie Weimars of Sweden, who has been linked to Islamophobic and racist organisations in the past. The concern over false allegations of […]
Institutions, politics and power
The devastating impact of mafias is more on the so-called middle class than anyone else. Action, not words could take the pain away. People in this category don’t go begging. They like to maintain the “Status-quo” and protect “Safaid posh”. Coronavirus pandemic makes no distinction between the rich and the poor. It doesn’t look at […]
Strategy needed to defuse TLP violence
Permit yourself a drift for a while, pressure is removed, certainty returns to you for a way forward. Focus on possibilities of success. Stay close to reality; make sure your imagination is used not to escape reality but to create it. Maintain “you attitude” and don’t forget to express gratitude for that is the road […]
Rural social systems
Sociology is Study of Rural Social systems. It is about institutions and Life Styles, values and attitudes of the people in rural areas. Rural Sociology is all about Self-reliance, discovering Strengths, breaking and making rules to defeat vested interests, and resistance to change. The study requires vision, patience and a great sense of humor. It […]
Failures in rural development
In view of predominantly rural character of population, the task of rural development assumes vital significance in Pakistan’s national Socio-economic Development effort. It involves mobilization of resources with a view to eradicating rural poverty improving the quality of life in rural areas. The Objectives under the new strategy for rural development includes: (1) Increased Productivity; […]
Modern organization
By virtue of a general theory of modern organization we can account for the behavior commonly observed in our bureaucracies. Organizational behavior, experts maintain, is in large part institutional in nature and is to be explained not by theories of individualistic psychology but rather by analysis of the system of order in which behavior occurs. […]
The “You Attitude”
The Lahore resolution of 1940 was what is popularly termed as PAKISTAN RESOLUTION DAY, to think of structural – functional aspects of Ideology of Pakistan, or “Two-Nations theory” to put an end to inequalities and discrimination and violence against minorities, especially Muslims by the Hindus majority in brinish India. That was an exceptional situation full […]