Question isn’t necessarily soaked in any kind of normative framework; it’s really an analytical conundrum
Pakistani baby that was born when those words were written is now thirty years old
Another week, Law and Justice Commission hands over a thorough and well-crafted draft law for arbitration to Ministry of Law
Indeed, even whilst insisting that India is not talking to Pakistan, Indian officials keep talking about Pakistan
This is not a crossroads that any Pakistani should be excited about or proud of
Most leaders also have the disadvantage of being surrounded by people they have chosen to be around them
Capability, accountability, and responsiveness don’t quite capture the increasingly important issue of legitimacy
One of the most vexing problems governments face everywhere is the challenge of finding the right talent
In this picture taken on April 16, 2023, people throng a market area during shopping in Lahore. — AFPOne of the frameworks that has been most...
Whether the Daanish Schools effort has been able to live up to its principles or not may be debatable
Arguments in favour of revised NFC are, on aggregate, about fiscal difficulties that federal government faces
A representational image of a person waving the flag of Pakistan. — AFP/FileThe corrosion of a republic isn’t an event. It is a process. It...
One way to try to understand what Ishaq Dar meant when he distinguished Pakistan’s shared borders with China
Common theme among societies and countries that are broadly seen to be successful is disruption
Representational image. — PixabayAsking the wrong question is one of the most prominent qualities of the Pakistani public discourse. ‘Who should...
PML-N itself, PPP, and PTI all needed more Shehbaz Sharif, not less
Pakistani decision-making has another additional layer of disability
Attempt to make this distinction will be seen as sacrilege by Khan faithful but it is perhaps single most important domestic policy issue in...
There is no escaping the party’s arrival as the big, immovable object in Pakistani politics
I write a little about this case this week to highlight most important implication of case – one that is largely amiss in public discourse
Pakistan as book launch of Maximilian Hess's Economic Wars Ukraine and the Global Conflict Between Russia and the West
I share some excerpts from second edition of his book, ‘Between Dreams and Realities’, on issues important for Pakistan
Just another day in Indian-Occupied Kashmir’s Poonch district on December 22. Mohammad Showkat, age 22, Safeer Hussain age 45, and Shabir Ahmad...
The rapid changes taking place around the world are not superficial. These are changes that are altering how the world works. We heard the ‘we...
Venal and rent-seeking elites are a global phenomenon, but most countries don’t have to deal with the lack of imagination and basic incompetence...
The logic for a public-sector vehicle that does what the Special Investment Facilitation Council is supposed to do is solid. Pakistan’s...
The narratives that enable recruitment and financing for extremists are emerging from Gaza faster than Israel can kill the next Palestinian child
Pakistani security and media officials gather in front of the Parliament House building in Islamabad. — AFP/FileThe February 8, 2024, general...
Smoke and dust rise following an Israeli air strike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 30, 2023. — AFPIn December 1987 after two...
A black plume of smoke billows behind highrise buildings during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. — AFP The crisis in the...
Israel's Iron Dome defence system and rockets launched from Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip rise into the night sky on May 14, 2023. — AFPFor many in...
Pakistan’s most important decision-makers are now facing a dire and extreme choice. They can either choose to inflict some long overdue pain on...
Pakistan has witnessed a steep decline over the last two years, maybe the steepest in its post-partition history. If there is one overarching...
The ascension of Justice Qazi Faez Isa to the office of chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is no ordinary moment in Pakistani judicial...
The capsizing of a fishing trawler off the coast of Greece has shocked many around the world. At least 78 have died and several hundred remain...
What is different about the current illegal and unconstitutional crackdown on a single political party? Because crackdowns have happened before....
It was the biggest mystery. For months, since the economy started to slide into an entirely predictable and avoidable crisis, well to do Pakistanis...
It isn’t just Rawalpindi now. It is much larger and very simple . This desire that Pakistan should be well governed, and without absolute...
The seriousness of the crisis in Pakistan can be gauged from what is perhaps the most sobering of all the considerations as we begin to take account...
Too much has already been said about the current Pakistani polycrisis. Nothing said so far is particularly insightful. Of course, nothing said is...
The government’s decision to accept the invitation to the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa this week reflects a maturity that has otherwise...
