This article is divided into two parts. The first part aims to introduce the key features of the proposed Gilgit-Baltistan Land Reforms Act 2023....
The recent collision between a Rawalpindi-bound passenger bus and a private car on the Karakoram Highway near Shatial in Gilgit-Baltistan –...
The energy predicament in Gilgit-Baltistan , characterized by frequent power outages and inadequate voltage supply, poses a significant challenge...
Gilgit-Baltistan is grappling with a severe energy deficit, which has far-reaching ramifications for its economic and societal progress.From a...
The 2022 monsoon rains caused a disaster of biblical proportions in Sindh, which is already struggling with issues like lack of good governance and...
The Local Government Acts for each province, in their current form, provide limited autonomy to local councils, concerning fiscal management and...
After a short democratic term under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto , the military once again got control of state power through General Ziaul Haq’s military...
The motivation of writing a series of articles on local governance in Pakistan came from an insightful discussion on the subject organized recently...
It keeps us on our toes to defend the fortress of morality and keep the power of a shrewd politician far away from us. It keeps us engaged in a...
The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad.In our era of neo-liberalism, the development...
The conventional wisdom of according an unquestionable role to microfinance in poverty alleviation has recently been challenged partly because there...
December 16 – which has just passed – prompts reflection, introspection and resolution for political course correction to build a federal...
The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad.No reasons, explanations or lamentations on...
What has gone wrong with recent predictions about a possible tussle between the PTI government and state institutions? The controversy over the...
The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad.Gilgit-Baltistan has become the hub of private...
During my recent visit to Karachi, I happened to talk with an ordinary resident, a father of two, about the dilemmas of conventional patriotism,...
While a 350,000 strong well-equipped Afghan National Army was disintegrating in the face of the Taliban offensive, a few brave Afghan girls stood...
Their beauty on the verge of being defaced and serenity being spoiled due to unplanned and unregulated tourism, the picturesque valleys of...
There is scant authentic research available on alternative and effective rural development approaches in Balochistan. In common development...
