Next general elections some prerequisites I on April 18, 2016The primary objective of a fair and free democratic election has to be the creation of truly representative institutions at all levels — federal, provincial and local government — and a truly representative and sovereign parliament, capable of giving expression to the genuine aspirations of each and every segment and section of the citizens of […]
Next general elections some prerequisites II on April 18, 2016The ‘simple’ majority of Punjab in the National Assembly has been one of the ‘irritants’ fomenting discontent in the smaller federating units, especially Balochistan. It would be pertinent at this point to recall two examples from our history, one from the pre-partition and the other from the post-partition period. In the united Punjab, Muslims, despite […]