Shahzaib Hassan

I have no wish for revenge was a big message Nawaz Sharif has given to the public in his first address at Minar Pakistan, Lahore. This statement has set the tone of what sort of politics would be played in the upcoming time, going into the election arena. The return of Nawaz Sharif after 4 […]

We are from a land whose minerals are important but not its people. We are from a land whose mountains are Pakistani but not its people. More importantly, we are from a land whose people perish in dozens to make it to the mainstream Pakistani media. Do you know what land it is? It is […]

When forces forcibly bring unelected people to the power center of the country, politics becomes the first causality, followed by the economy, democracy, and rule of law. Pakistan needs a way forward out of this morass if it has to move forward to become a normal state. The first step to that effect could be […]

In the age of the post-truth world, power politics serves as an instrument used to achieve political power via propaganda, abusive remarks and mudslinging regarding one’s opponents. In other words, power politics demands rhetorical comments based on morality, religious affiliations and other social tendencies to woo the public to rally around a popular political leader. […]

CSS results are out and the performance of students has been dismal. More than 30 thousand appear on the test, but only a few hundred have passed the exam. From this scant number, there will be people left to be allocated because of a short number of seats. Given the result and resources spent on […]

Nothing could be more dangerous than populist politics for a country like Pakistan whose fledgling democratic setup has suffered massive blows via military coups and hybrid regime models. Given the multi-coloured conspiracy narrative of Imran Khan along with his populist cult that has pervaded the socio-political psyche of the country, the democracy of Pakistan seems […]

Since Imran Khan’s has started long March to Islamabad from Lahore, Pakistan’s muddied political waters are suffering huge political storms – engulfing the state and society concurrently. As a result, political instability has increased, dividing society along the political faultlines. The outcome of this instability has impacted the credibility of the state’s institutions, particularly the […]

Gilgit-Baltistan has historically been hijacked by internal sectarian and external forces such as the British, Dogras and Kashmiris. Therefore, its people have always struggled to achieve their political, social and economic rights. Given the recent controversy over the “Women’s Sports Gala” and the subsequent decrees issued by the sectarian forces, it is paramount to study […]

Behind the success of any country, educational institutions play a key role as they produce intellectual capital in the form of policymakers, thinkers and scientists. They should be the last place for any politician to come to hold a protest and start a verbal onslaught on opponents. Even though GCU has banned politics inside the […]

The spectacles coming out of Iran are mind-boggling as people- of all ages, genders, classes, women and men- have taken to the streets and formed groups to make a bonfire of their scarves. Having done so, they have exposed the militarized Iranian regime that has radicalized people in the garb of religion. Given this historical […]