The thing I like most about the United States presidential elections is that aspiring candidates engage in public discourse and live debates. They face each other on a public platform, which ensures that they will face political repercussions if they slip up at any time. They present their viewpoints to the world, and they understand […]
Will PTI ‘walk the talk’?
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) should be vigilant of the fact that making hollow claims will no longer work. People including columnists, scholars, media persons, and others from various walks of life have high hopes with PTI as an emerging federal party. And this is till the time PTI is not in power. Once it is elected […]
PML-N: what went wrong?
Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s way of politics has changed utterly. Most of the people did not expect him saying whatever he said in this recent interaction with the media and public. Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz’s (PML-N) politics has become complex and in future, it seems to be getting more complicated. According to Nawaz Sharif, […]
What about the voter?
Almost every Pakistani government has claimed to be a real representative of the people, but this has never been the case. Throughout history, every government has bagged votes with the same motto, but could not represent the people in the corridors of power. In this regard, the present PML-N government is no different than its […]
The public awareness mission of media
A sign of a developed country is that everything is regularised through proper implementation of rules and regulations; in other words, everything happens for a reason. Lately, I had a chance to watch programmes on public awareness on YouTube, and to my surprise, almost everything we consume on a daily basis is spurious in one […]
How India left Pakistan behind
There was a time when Pakistan and India were considered equal arch-rivals, but the scenario does not seem to be the same now. Unfortunately, the gap, with regard to development and international scope, is getting wider day by day. Both countries got their independence on the same day, from the British colonialism that remained in […]
Political gaps and throwing shoes
The incidents of throwing shoe and black ink at politicians are highly deplorable and condemnable. The whole episode of throwing objects at public figures as a way of protest is reflective of increasing aggression and intolerance in the society. Protesting and criticising is a democratic right but resorting to violence is certainly not, in fact, […]
When democracy fails to deliver
COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa attended the 54th Munich Security Conference in Germany. While presenting the viewpoint of the state of Pakistan in the conference, he fittingly said that only state had right to declare Jihad. The role of non-state actors should be abolished in every way. Pakistan has been bearing the brunt of so-called Jihadi […]
MQM needs to become a federal party
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was established on August 22, 2016. It is, in fact, Muhajir Qaumi Movement which is being operated from abroad. Most of its founding members reside in London, America, and South Africa; their status is yet to be recognised. The fact that they still have an influence over the activities of the […]
SC and Parliament must reconcile
Throughout Pakistan’s history, the Supreme Court (SC) has passed verdicts that have wrecked democracy in the country. For instance, its support to the unlawful and unconstitutional acts of the dictators made its operations dubious. It is a fact that the judiciary has taken decisions that has ended many political careers. Attesting martial law is among […]