Decayed Local Government on September 24, 2021In any democratic country where the government assumes the role of “welfare and service state,” the question of governmental liability evokes a serious response. The concept of an intensive form of government requires the active participation of the state in welfare and service activities. On the other hand, the concept of government liability may have […]
Chilling effect of senate elections and constitutional amendment on February 9, 2021This supplication is reminiscent of Act 2, scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s drama, measure for measure, which opens with Angelo stating:-We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear birds of prey, and let it prey, and let it keep one shape, till custom make it their perch and not […]
East Pakistan: A stolen victory on December 16, 2020India stole a victory from Pakistan in 1971 at Dacca. As the people watched petrified with grief, the Armed Forces begged for battle and continuation of the struggle; they were prepared to offer a sacrifice of their very lives to save the integrity and honor of their country. Their commanders, however, whose weak wills had […]
Education; A constitutional right on December 13, 2020The present system of education prevalent in Pakistan is the heritage of the pre-partitioned British India. A review of the education system of Pakistan suggests that there has been little change in Pakistan’s schools since 2010 when the 18th Amendment enshrined education as a fundamental human right in the constitution under Article 25A of the […]
Journalism; transgression of freedom on December 4, 2020Quaid-e-Azam, the founder of Pakistan says “I expect press for complete fearless.” regrettably, press in Pakistan has been unsuccessful to appreciate the goal of Quaid-e-Azam. Throughout the first, the decades after 1947 media space in Pakistan remained tightly regulated by the state. There were hardly any players in the broadcast sector. It was restricted to […]
Chauvinism and State Failures on August 13, 2020The aphorism or an adage is quite appropriate in laying bare the misdirected course of “faith” or “belief.” God does not reside in churches, temples, mosques, or synagogues. He is present in the whole universe and every living entity. God exists right inside every human being whereas erroneously due to his weak faith, he tries […]
Kashmir into murky waters on July 20, 2020The story of the sub-continent’s conflict and wars are a tragedy in bloodshed for over a century; an endless tale of betrayals, British mercantilism, geo-strategic intrigues, and elastic ethics. The existence of a live Line of Control has a nuisance to reach a Fire Breakpoint. The border dispute between India- Pakistan, and India-China has been […]
Middle East: Region of Immortal Wars on July 2, 2020The Middle East has been the chrysalis of three of the world’s great religions. A profusion of prophetic absolutism has been the hallmark of a region suspended between a dream of its former glory and its contemporary inability to unify around common principles of domestic or international legitimacy. The Middle East has a vast and […]
Evolution of the New Global System on May 11, 2020It was barely over a decade ago that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) exposed the brittle, crisis-ridden, and polarising edifices of economic, political and cultural power that structure our lives. Marx was read widely again; the Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring movements captured the imagination of a new generation of young people and the […]
Religious nationalism — instability of sub-continent on April 27, 2020In these times of rising geopolitical chaos, the need for mutual understanding among cultures has never been more urgent. Religious differences are seen as fuel for violence and warfare. The nexus of religion and nationalism has left a trail of violence and bloodshed in history. In the 16th and the early 17th centuries, religious nationalism […]