Hopes for Bilawal on February 29, 2008The mourning period of Benazir Bhutto’s tragic assassination has passed with a surprisingly calm election and Pakistanis will no doubt begin to approach her son and political heir Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in various ways to express their hopes and fears for the country. As one such citizen, I write this article in the wake of […]
Wealth and Islamic extremism on February 1, 2008President Musharraf’s recent tour of Europe was peppered with references to his multipronged strategy towards tackling extremism, including economic development of neglected areas such as Waziristan and southern Punjab. The continuing prevalence of feudal elites and economic inequality have no doubt given Islamic extremists a greater sense of legitimacy as a social movement in this […]