Imtiaz Alam

Imtiaz Alam

  • Obituary: Comrade Latif Afridi

    Abdul Latif Afridi got killed for no fault of his in a tribal feud- such a kind of death a progressive and humane being least deserved.His fame was...

  • Comrade Latif Afridi

    Abdul Latif Afridi got killed for no fault of his in a tribal feud- such a kind of death a progressive and humane being least deserved.His fame was...

  • For a smooth transition

    The system installed in 2018 is now falling apart due to its inherent contradictions, with its embarrassed architects choosing to take refuge behind...

  • From state security to human security

    IAs per claims, the National Security Policy has finally been formulated for the first time in 74 years – without, however, taking parliament...

  • Economy and ‘feel-good’ gimmickry

    Within weeks of taking over the Ministry of Finance, Shaukat Tarin has remarkably created a ‘feel-good’ sense about an otherwise low-growth and...

  • Obituary: IA Rehman’s praxis

    Obituary: IA Rehman’s praxis

    LAHORE: The man who showed the path for struggle for peoples’ rights and consistently enriched progressive ideals during worst of circumstances...

  • Obituary: Hasil Bizenjo — the social democrat par excellence

    Obituary: Hasil Bizenjo — the social democrat par excellence

    He fought for too long against his cancer without losing his unflinching faith in life and a system that he detested and continued to fight tooth...

  • ZIM: ‘Last Man in’ is gone

    “I belong to a vanishing tribe and I think I will leave no successors”, wrote ZIM the last surviving editor of the bygone era. And how true was...

  • ZIM: ‘Last Man in’ is gone

    "I belong to a vanishing tribe and I think I will leave no successors", wrote ZIM the last surviving editor of the bygone era. And how true was...

  • Battle of rights and ideas

    Battle of rights and ideas

    “The materialist doctrine concerning the changing of circumstances and upbringing forgets that circumstances are changed by men and that educator...

  • Two tactics of democracy

    Two tactics of democracy

    So far, most parties in the All Parties Conference seem to be not standing firm on even the three political demands of its four-point charter, due...

  • ‘Facilitation’ in a multipolar world

    ‘Facilitation’ in a multipolar world

    Despite the Kashmir situation, which led to widespread outrage against the brutal repression of the Kashmiris by the Indian armed forces, and the...

  • Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s politics

    Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s politics

    Getting a public snub over using the religious card that everybody in Pakistan’s history has been so used to, Maulana Fazl is now focusing on...

  • Beyond the rhetoric

    Beyond the rhetoric

    Both the prime ministers of Pakistan and India were received with great jubilation on their return home from their weeklong visits to the US and...

  • Reversal of ‘accession’ and Islamabad’s options

    The Hindu nationalists have finally struck down whatever was left of the fig leaf of “Special Status” of Indian-held Kashmir while making it a...

  • After the exit

    Yet another historic turn is about to take place in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban are set to declare their victory in 18 years of war as the US is...

  • Ramifications of Trump’s U-turn

    Ramifications of Trump’s U-turn

    Lamenting the US role as policeman in Afghanistan for 19 years, the US President desperately sought Pakistan’s help “to extricate ourselves”...

  • The civil society’s concerns

    Responding to the enormity of crises faced by state and society, leading civil society activists and mainstream and left-oriented activists and...

  • An unviable finance policy

    With the ongoing ‘accountability’, the Imran Khan government has also unleashed the tyranny of the IMF’s tougher conditions, breaking the back...

  • Beyond Iftar politics

    Amid the rising cost of living and continuing turmoil in the financial market, the opposition seems to be fastening its seatbelts in anticipation of...