Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Malik Muhammad Ashraf

The writer is a freelance contributor

  • Preparing for elections

    Preparing for elections

    A person drops a ballot paper in a ballot box. — AFP/FileIn a democracy, elections hold significant importance and are seen as a tool to bring...

  • An opportunity for review

    The Election Commission of Pakistan has filed a review petition against the SC order of April 4 fixing May 14 as the date for election in Punjab as...

  • Dangerous discourse

    Intellectuals in a society possess a deep insight into the causes behind the challenges faced by a nation and have a clear vision about the course...

  • A controversial postponement

    The Election Commission of Pakistan , while postponing the elections in Punjab, maintains that it has taken the decision in view of the current...

  • Whither Jinnah’s vision?

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quiad-e-Azam, not only won a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Subcontinent but also identified the issues that...

  • Politicizing a disaster

    Politicizing a disaster

    The floods caused by climate change-induced rains in the country have submerged nearly one-third of Pakistan, affected the lives of more than 33...

  • Politics of irresponsibility

    It is widely believed in Pakistan’s political circles that PTI Chairperson Imran Khan’s ascent to power was orchestrated by the country’s...

  • National emergency

    National emergency

    The destruction caused by the 2022 rains and floods in Pakistan is far beyond the scale of devastation that happened in the 2010 floods caused due...

  • Demographic engineering

    Indian authorities have recently permitted temporary residents in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir to register as voters. This is yet...

  • Jinnah’s vision

    Jinnah’s vision

    Father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah not only won a separate homeland for Muslims living in the Subcontinent but also identified...

  • It’s time to talk

    It is rather obvious that the country is experiencing the worst ever economic and political crisis owing to the shenanigans of all our rulers,...

  • Looking at the ground realities

    There are no two opinions about the fact that the country at the moment is in a serious economic crisis. It is also an undeniable reality that an...

  • The constitution is supreme

    The Election Commission of Pakistan has dismissed the references against 20 dissident PTI MNAs filed by the PTI. The ECP has held that Article 63-A...

  • Politics of false narratives

    Imran Khan lacks the credentials of a visionary leader who has an unswerving commitment to prioritize national interests. But he surely is a master...

  • Imran’s shifting narrative

    Politics in Pakistan, regrettably, continues to be characterized by devious and dirty antics by political parties and their leaders. The...

  • The constitution is supreme

    All the written constitutions of the world recognize the sovereignty of the people and with a view to run the state affairs in a smooth manner...

  • What independent policy?

    When Prime Minister Imran Khan waved a piece of paper in a public rally held on March 27, claiming that it was a threat letter from a foreign power...

  • Good governance

    For quite some time, the demand for the creation of more provinces keeps resonating in the country. There are demands for the creation of a new...

  • A new cold war

    Political analysts and world watchers viewed the burgeoning rivalry between the US and China as the possible beginning of yet another cold war era....

  • Crimes against humanity

    Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned scholar, author and activist, in a video message to a webinar organised by a Washington-based advocacy organisation...