It is apparent now that Project Imran Khan/PTI is being dismantled. Some commentators wonder whether the PTI was ever a political party. Others use...
Once general elections are held in the country, Pakistan needs to focus on a number of economic and political reforms. It might be worthwhile to...
Pakistan is a serious nation-state; despite the fact that it may function in a ‘flailing’ way and may have other shortcomings and weaknesses in...
Lately, Pakistan’s superior judiciary has been in the limelight due to various legal, constitutional, and political developments in the country....
The concept of gender has been misunderstood around the world. It is assumed to be something concerning women only while it really concerns both...
There are quite a few ways to look at the recent developments in the country. One of these ways is to apply the framework of continuity and change...
In Pakistan since the coalition government has got some space, there is a whole reforms’ industry that has crept up. Some of this sentiment is...
The whispers for the new technocratic setup have decreased a little but it is an idea that needs to be strongly debunked as it raises its ugly head...
Now that the political temperature has somewhat gone down in the country; there is a need to think of some medium and long-term measures to focus on...
The world recently observed International Anti-Corruption Day . It is time to contextualize the corruption debate in Pakistan. Corruption is not...
December is here, and is the season of stocktaking. Now that important appointments in the country have been made and the officials concerned have...
Generally academic debates remain limited in academic circles with their key takeaways inked in books and journal articles. The real world of...
Now that the very immediate rescue phase of super devastating floods in Pakistan is dovetailing into the relief phase to move towards the...
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics , an Islamabad-based university and policy institute, has recently published its Charter of Economy....
Everyone who is even a little bit familiar with how governance works knows that only those systems work that can be held accountable. Absolute power...
By the time you read this article, Shehbaz Sharif is most likely to have been voted in as the prime minister of Pakistan. When columnists like...
One of the basic problems with Pakistan’s economy is that it produces less of the end products that can be sold in the world market and consumes...
What is the relationship of economic growth with poverty reduction? Answers to this question may not fall under the ambit of any conclusive...
A good thing about social science research is that one can have strong opinions about certain social realities and structures until new research...
Pakistan-origin academics based abroad have carefully studied the workings of the political parties here. However, work on the political parties and...
Pakistan is into its 23rd IMF programme, and the IMF has still not learned about the ineffectiveness of its conditions. The latest IMF condition...
We are closing on the current year and the new year is round the corner. It is worth pondering over what the agenda for 2022 for Pakistan should be....
China is all set to give one billion vaccine doses to African countries as part of its large-scale cooperation with the African continent. Given...
More than half of the urban population lives in slums in Pakistan, according to some estimates. Those living in slums are extremely marginalised and...
It is abundantly clear, if one analyses the serious issues that Pakistan is currently facing, that the problem of a lack of planning is present...
As progressives, we always believed that it is the state’s responsibility to provide quality education to the people, especially to the...
In a country like Pakistan where progressive mobilisation is undermined by both the state and society, it is a legitimate question to ask whether...
Ideally, real good social science research offers a good combination of theory and empirical evidence. Theory needs to guide the empirical part of...
Newspaper commentary is full of coverage of how the US and its Nato allies have lost the Afghan war. There is very little mention of how the...
How do opposing social and political forces deal with each other and learn to coexist despite their conflictual positions? We explore this question...
The poverty of social science in Pakistan is reflected in the fact that there have been few attempts to rethink the political economy of agriculture...
In our obsession with political news, we often forget the more pressing issues that confront the quality of life in Pakistan.Climate change, air...
It has been a few days since 65 innocent citizens of this country lost their lives to a senseless train accident in Ghotki. The collective amnesia...
Inequality is an impediment in national development. There is a need for inclusive growth that is pro-poor and the goals of growth and reduction in...
There is now a well-established critique that GDP alone does not capture human welfare quite well on its own. There is a need for a broader canvas...
Pakistan’s vaccination record is terrible compared to other countries in the South Asian region on a per capita basis. It is hard to know how the...
Provision of urban housing for the poor is a complex phenomenon. Most of the urban poor live in informal slums and face the day-to-day difficulties...
The informal economy in Pakistan is one of most-understudied phenomena despite its huge prevalence. Marketplace traders are an important part of...
There is a need to undertake a deep analysis of the reform culture in Pakistan. Reforms are in perpetual process in various sectors in the country...
One has always been in favour of good qualitative research as it captures the depth of social realities better. However, quantitative research if...
It is common for those who work for international financial institutions to rally against provincial autonomy and the 18th Amendment. We refer to a...
The conventional consensus is that Pakistan lags behind severely in gender equality. However, one area where it has made progress is women in...
Politicians’ teams consisting of local level politicians and party workers on the ground level work as 'political machines', and the way these...
