Of democracy and bureaucracy in Pakistan on October 3, 2019The core meaning of democracy is that the power lies with people, and they exercise this power through voting. It is widely believed that democracy is the best system of governance. Pakistan is a democratic country. However, almost everybody knows that the governance in Pakistan is awful. So, the question arises what is wrong with […]
Political response to Sahiwal incident on February 18, 2019What happened in Sahiwal was horrible. An innocent family while traveling to attend a wedding ceremony was brutally murdered merely on suspicions of terrorism. Ironically enough, personals who conducted this operation belonged to the counter-terrorism department (CTD). The job of CTD is to stop terrorism, but they acted exactly the opposite. As ill thought and […]
Implementation of education policy is needed on November 15, 2018Now that we are in Naya Pakistan, and like everybody else, I have some expectations from the new government. Apparently, the new government is aware of its responsibilities and it must have a clear vision of taking Pakistan forward. However, it is important to keep discussing specific issues, which are critical to Pakistan’s progress, so […]
Violent thoughts on November 13, 2018The recent episode of protests exposes, once again, the complex problems Pakistan is struggling through. Who are these protestors? Where do they come from? Why do they resort to violence so quickly? The answer is that we have ignored our problems for far too long and they are coming back to haunt us. In Pakistan […]