Naseer Memon is a human rights activist and civil society professional. He may be reached at nmemon2004@yahoo.com.
The Jhelum incident has exposed the vulnerability of the civilian security structure and questioned the efficacy of the National Action Plan
Improved service delivery and better justice system would be the real value of increased share of provinces in the 7th National Finance Commission...
Achieving the fervently desired harmony over water issues needs multi-disciplinary measures to secure water future of Pakistan
Frequent delays in local government elections expose a perceptible lacuna in the constitution which does not prescribe any timeframe for mandatory...
Reevaluating Pakistan’s record of land use planning and quality public and private housing a decade after the October 8, 2005 earthquake
While the state failed to adopt Urdu as the official language, it failed equally in adopting provincial languages for teaching and other official...
How hate became a key driver of the Pakistani society, dominating every sphere of life from internal security to foreign policy
The Keti Bunder Port project and its inclusion in the CPEC will give an unprecedented boost to national economy
The recent flood phenomenon merits a deeper dissection rather than a superficial mourning and condemnation
Rather than mourning for Kalabagh Dam after every flood, it would be more apt to construct the long overdue Bhasha Dam and give a serious...
Effective disaster management requires a paradigm shift in the humanitarian funding, relying more on national civil society and lower tiers of...
Amnesty and appeasement packages will not yield results until a multidimensional course correction approach is adopted to end insurgency
Power politics, crime, corruption and militancy are the four ingredients that characterise the current Karachi mess
The new law under contemplation is aimed more at repression than regulation of national civil society
The Centre seems fuelling anti-Punjab sentiment by imposing Gas Infrastructure Development Cess against the will of smaller provinces
Since sugar industry and wheat market is controlled by powerful lobbies with strong political props, the Sindh government has failed to safeguard...
Massive underspending of development budget in Sindh denotes a lack of political commitment
As negotiations for the next NFC award are afoot, provinces are jostling for a larger pie this time
The opaque import of LNG has stirred fresh controversy in a fractious provinces-federation relationship
Warning about spiraling militancy are conveniently ignored by the government that is still shying away from tangible actions
