Importing Flawed Public Policy on February 16, 2020Since the turn of the 21st century, Pakistan has seen multiple waves of imported administrative reforms. These reforms-driven by a network of local and international consultants, bureaucrats and policymakers- have included, among others, decentralisation, outsourcing, and privatisation. The latest example of such reforms is the introduction of the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Act/Ordinance, which ostensibly […]
Religiosity and the piety brigade on January 7, 2018The piety brigade rules Pakistan. Whoever you are and whatever you do, you will need the piety brigade to certify your religiosity if you want to live in Pakistan. Whether it is a military general, the law minister or any other politician, no one is beyond their purview. Piety brigade can declare anyone’s religiosity suspect […]