That Pakistan's politics is locked into a negative dynamic of anger, aggression and allegation is now amply evident. While contestation and competition must lie at the core of...
We are transiting through critical times laced with ardent hope for peace to return to Afghanistan and the region. Simultaneously, there is lurking fear of more violence in the...
Since Independence, the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas were governed through the draconian Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1905.Until repealed in 2018, the FCR was...
Thomas Hobbes, author of ‘Leviathan’, was a 17th century political philosopher. His case rested on how miserable life could be in the absence of a state.Hobbes asserted that...
The G7 summit of the world's most powerful economies and democracies was recently held in Cornwall, Britain. The purpose of the summit, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet Wednesday for a summit that will discuss strategic stability, which includes nuclear weapons. The summit takes place in Geneva, the...
The old nominee rules in the National Savings Schemes have been changed abruptly. The investors are unable to comprehend why it was necessary to change a simple system that had been working well...
Nokkundi is one of the most underprivileged and backward cities of Balochistan. It has a population of about 18,000 people who are deprived of almost all fundamental facilities of life. One of the...
The National Assembly witnessed chaos when parliamentarians started fighting with each other – they threw budget copies, chanted slogans and used unparliamentary language. Lawmakers are supposed...
The facilitative decision-making style is a popular leadership style that allows governments to join hands with people to deal with a problem. This approach helps countries to introduce fresh ideas...
Pakistan’s poverty rate stands at 24.3 percent. Millions of people live below the poverty line and are deprived of the most fundamental facilities. Population growth, ever-increasing prices, and...
If reports are to be believed, the country is going to witness another increase in the prices of petroleum products. Since last year, especially due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people have been unable...
General elections, held every five years under the constitution of Pakistan, stand at the very heart of our democracy. Therefore, any change in the manner in which these are conducted or the...
In announcing a budget of Rs1477.49 billion, Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah emphasised the fact that the shortfall of Rs25.73 billion in the budget was at least partially a result of a...
