Ethical bureaucracy in Pakistan — a dream gone sour: Part-Ion September 16, 2019Civil Bureaucracy forms an integral part of the governments and they do a lot more than just execute policies. Simply put, it is the manpower that runs the public sector at all levels of the government. Pakistan inherited its administrative apparatus from the British India. Civil Service was the pivot of this administrative machinery. The erstwhile Indian Civil Service (ICS) and its allied cadres … [Read more...] about Ethical bureaucracy in Pakistan — a dream gone sour: Part-I
Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-III)on September 9, 2019Since the higher courts in Pakistan are empowered under the Writ Jurisdiction to enforce all fundamental human rights, guaranteed under the Constitution, therefore, the ultimate enforcement of transgender rights remains vested in the High Courts and the Supreme Court of Pakistan. However, the judgments of the higher courts and provisions of the Act of 2018 have repeatedly called for the Government … [Read more...] about Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-III)
Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-II)on September 8, 2019In this article, the focus is limited on the following five categories of the rights of transgender persons. It analyses the provisions of the Act related to them.Right to identity The marginalisation of transgender persons is considered to have been rooted in the persistent denial of the most fundamental right of gender identity. Although the Pakistani Constitution prohibited any … [Read more...] about Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-II)
Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-I)on September 8, 2019Gender identity is, perhaps, the most important aspect, which determines the psycho-social behaviour of humans. A gender identity crisis not only leads to a problematic social life but also lowers the self-esteem of an individual, which may potentially lead to his socio-economic and political alienation.Normalcy is conformity to prevalent norms of the majority. The binary gender definitions … [Read more...] about Transgenders in Pakistan (Part-I)
Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan (Part-II)on August 10, 2019Juvenile Justice Systems Ordinance (JJSO) was introduced by General Musharraf in 2000. All provincial governments and Islamabad Capital Territory had notified JJSO by 2002. In 2003, AJ&K Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice System Act. JJSO was extended to FATA (now merged with KPK) and FANA in 2004. It entails separate custodial arrangements for children, right to counsel, timely processing … [Read more...] about Juvenile delinquency in Pakistan (Part-II)
Juvenile Delinquency in Pakistan — (Part-I)on August 10, 2019Our Children are our greatest national asset and resource. They should be allowed and provided every opportunity to grow up into robust citizens, physically fit, mentally alert and morally healthy, endowed with skills and motivations needed by society. Equal opportunities for development to all children during the period of growth should be provided for reducing inequality and ensuring social … [Read more...] about Juvenile Delinquency in Pakistan — (Part-I)
US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world or Order — (Part 02 of 02)on July 19, 2019Along with previously mentioned six points in first part, there is no dearth of opinions that argue that the Sino-Russian alliance is not sustainable in the long run. This view is based on the potential diverging long-term strategic interests of the two powers. For instance, Chinese growing influence in the Russian backyard of Central Asia is deemed as a long-term divergence. Already, trade … [Read more...] about US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world or Order — (Part 02 of 02)
US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world order (Part-I)on July 15, 2019The post-World War II International Order is undergoing momentous changes. The recent trajectory of US-China-Russia relations suggests an intensification of strategic competition between the global hegemon and the ascending Eurasian powers.Prior to WW-II, the axis powers (Japan, Germany and Italy) challenged the established world order, which was largely controlled by Britain and the … [Read more...] about US-China-Russia relations: incipient trinity of new world order (Part-I)
Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan: Part – IIon July 4, 2019The current security paradigm of Pakistan is a logical conclusion of global and Afghan factors, fully exploited by India in the form of a multi-dynamic proxy war it has staged against Pakistan from across multiple borders. Accordingly, the national internal security policy of Pakistan envisages to create a safe environment where life, property, civil liberties, and socio-economic rights of … [Read more...] about Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan: Part – II
Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan — Ion July 2, 2019Provision of security from internal and external threats is central to the idea of the state. Thomas Hobbes, the 17thEnglish philosopher, in his famous book, Leviathan, considers security as the raison d'être of the state. According to him, it is the responsibility of the state to keep domestic peace, and safeguard people and property against civil and foreign threats. A state is thus, established … [Read more...] about Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan — I
