Inamullah Marwat

Pakistan's fight against extremism can be considered almost tangibly over but there is a lot to do with respect to its intangible aspects. Keeping in view the essence of extremism which preaches no space for something considered to be outside the perceived norm, there are a lot of reflections one can come across in a society in Pakistan where if someone crosses the limits of popularly considered … [Read more...] about Countering extremism via reclaiming academic freedom

Pak-US relations have been back on track after a long spell of acrimony coming in the wake of President Trump's tweets at the start of the year in which he seemed nullifying Pakistan so far efforts in the war against terrorism and which prompted the incumbent government to deliver a message unequivocally with all stakeholders on the same page to the United States (US) that Pakistan wanted an … [Read more...] about Pak-US relations and Afghanistan conundrum

According to latest research entitled “Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 201”carried out by University of Washington and published in The Lancet, some 33comparatively well developed countries in Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Western Europe (e.g. Cyprus, Portugal, Spain and other … [Read more...] about Women’s role in a gender inclusive society

One of the unusual aspects of the 2018 elections was Khyber Pakhthunkhwa (KP) election results. The province has never given any party a second chance in any general elections, however, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) proved to be an exception. This speaks a lot about the party’s performance.PTI now has enough seats to make a provincial government under its stewardship without any reliance on … [Read more...] about PTI’s turn to give back to KP

Recently Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai visited Pakistan after spending five years abroad. Her homecoming received a mixed response, which has been testified to by popular feedback on social media. Some considered her a beacon of change and advocated that she was an admirable person for promoting women’s empowerment and education in Pakistan. The major chunk, however, was quite sceptical of her … [Read more...] about Analysing Malala’s homecoming

The beauty of democracy lies in the fact that ideally, it is supposed to be accommodating to diversity and adaptive to changing times. This is what makes it worth following as a model of governance across the globe.  Realistically however, implementing an ideal democracy is not as easy as holding general elections every few years. Although this shouldn't discourage states from pursuing republican … [Read more...] about Can Pakistani democracy survive?

At present, the youth constitute the majority of this country’s population. According to rough estimates, more than 60 percent of Pakistan’s current population is home to youth lot. This demographic dividend brings Pakistan knocking at the door of opportunity and risk simultaneously. If the potential of the youth is tapped properly, it could begin to rotate the clogged wheel of Pakistan’s … [Read more...] about Stewarding Pakistan’s demographic dividend

In any society, writers have a crucial responsibility on their shoulders. Their vantage point to look at what is happening in the society is different from a layman’s. They tap the fault lines of conventional wisdom and help the society understand existing gaps in mainstream societal ideas. Failure to do so results in the decay of any society. They try to break the corrosive silence surrounding … [Read more...] about Achieving cultural modernity through writing