Keep the Hope Alive on July 26, 2023Propaganda mills have expedited their usual business immediately after the PM signalled to hand over the baton to caretakers in August. Over-exuberance of a few media persons in predicting, the name of caretaker PM is quite meaningful. This tendency is enough proof to understand the quality decline in media debates. Why the mainstream media is […]
Ungrateful Lucky Countrymen on July 12, 2023It was an amazing reality, which dawned on me while hearing the victory speech of PM. Please don’t get confused with the word “victory,” which naturally drives the imagination towards some sort of sports competition. In recent days economic revival is the ultimate sport for which our ultra-efficient government is competing with the IMF. The […]
Deceitful Politics and Stability Crisis on June 26, 2023Despite the successful ouster of PTI from power corridors, PDM seems more at losses than the intended gains. Both PDM and PTI have their peculiar version of victimhood stories disregarding the public miseries. As the saying goes “Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe.” Factually, the masses […]
Balochistan Needs a Healing Touch on June 11, 2023When Balochistan appears in media reports mostly for incidents of violence and accidents, I try to evaluate the reasons behind its prolonged suffering. One cannot rule out the deadly combination of governance failure and venomous ethnic mobilization behind the bruised outlook of the province. It is more than obvious that foreign-based elements are compelling the […]
Accountability of the Unaccountable on May 22, 2023Thomas Paine, the iconic British political theorist, human rights activist and author of the revolutionary pamphlet titled ‘Common Sense’ once said “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody”. Without exploring much about the long-lasting revolutionary impact of Thomas Paine’s 18th-century struggle on British democracy, let’s relate […]
Circus in the Name of Constitution on April 22, 2023The unresolved political rift between the ruling alliance PDM and PTI has gradually transformed into a constitutional crisis with obvious signs of a split in the Supreme Court. Persistently boiling political situation with every passing day in post-vote of no confidence scenario has started shaking the pillars of the state. While the parliament and judiciary […]
Rhetoric, Leaks, and Speculations on January 15, 2022Challenges are worsening at the internal front for the ruling party with every passing day. Correct prioritization of the serious issues might not be so easy for those sitting at the helm of affairs but as PM spelled on many occasions, the failure in concluding corruption cases and persistent deterioration in the economy have caused […]
After the OIC Meeting on December 22, 2021Hosting the extraordinary meeting of OIC for the second time is a matter of honour for Pakistan but it also gives a strong sense of bitterness since the previous session was also convened over Afghanistan’s crisis back in 1980. Why could the world not find a sustainable solution for the problems of Afghanistan in over […]
Incompetence and Non-seriousness on November 25, 2021The ruling party is taking a sigh of relief on a successful barrage of legislation in a recent joint parliamentary session! The government finally managed to break the momentum created by the opposition in back-to-back joint parliamentary sessions by taking the numerical lead on ruling benches. Opposition’s victory rhetoric was so intense that the government […]
Dark Shades of Societal Reactions on November 11, 2021Traditionally, the sensation attached with India – Pakistan cricket match has always brought fans to the edge of their seats and public reaction to the defeat or victory of respective teams never went beyond the usual methods before the recent T-20 contest. Though Indian defeat in the T-20 match was just a usual sports event […]