There is a famous saying: ‘If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won’t.’ This a lesson that Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan recently learned. Earlier this week, the special assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab had visited a Ramzan market in Sialkot. Her ‘sin’ […]
Women empowerment is a myth in Pakistan
Human beings are on a level playing field. They should have lived in peace with each other. To some extent, along the way, women have begun to be considered inferior and have not received the attention they deserve. They are not allowed to make their own decisions and must abide by the restrictions placed on them. The empowerment of women is a […]
Socio-political and economic factors of police corruption
As a colonial legacy, Pakistan inherited the Police Organization from British India, still displaying much of its colonial characteristics. The colonial police force considered itself responsible for the needs of the colonisers and their bureaucracy, not those of the people, and tried to protect them. Instead of defending the society, they were supposed to monitor […]
Foreign policy as a tool for economic development
The emerging powers, whose primary objective, both nationally and globally, has been to assist their growth and augment their protrusion has greatly, influenced current international political dynamics. However, as most work on this partnership, little has been written on how the foreign policy of these countries will support their development goals. The foreign policy of […]
Is Pakistan’s military spending just right?
Pakistan’s military is the only actor in most of the today’s pressing security challenges because it has been facing these issues from last many decades. Pakistan’s military has been simultaneously combating the ferocious internal insurgency, revolts and suppress international terrorist groups. This is the only real institution that respondsin the worst flood, earthquake or any […]
Labour Day is a capitalist holiday
Capitalism is an economic system that promotes private ownership. It is the most prevalent system in the world. Statistics show that there are 93 multinationals in the world which control the world economy and political system as well. 99% of the world population is created to serve the remaining 1%. This is really unjust and […]
Political elites and religion
The political usage of religion is quite old as man. In most of the countries, religion is used as an effective instrument in the politics. The political elite uses religions for pure political gains. Many states in the world were established on the ideology of religions. The prevalent examples of religious states are Pakistan, Israel […]
The post-corona world politics
Is mismanagement a result of mere incompetence or stupidity? The answer is a simple yes. Crisis politics in the world is going to be prevalent and it is quite dark. The political ideology that does not have the capacity to control a disaster in a proactive way has no right to continue. There are two […]
Pakistan’s foreign policy in the age of globalization
International relations have the same paradigm as the family relations have. In family relations, people have strongly connected with those where they have vested interests. The international relations work on the national and strategic interests. The diplomacy, national power, balance of power, culture, military power, and economy are the key ingredients of foreign policy. But […]
Culture of Accountability: Say no to Corruption
No country in the world is immune to corruption. The public officials misuse their authority for private monetary gains that corrodes trust in institutions and governments. It makes the public policies less effective and exploitative. Corruption erodes the government’s capacity and ability to grow the economic and political system. Corruption is a parasite that mercilessly […]