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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Inequality in the quality of elections and governance

For Karl Marx (1818-1883) the major cause of poverty is inequality or uneven distribution of wealth and income. Applying his thoughts in the political...

Looking back at the Lahore Development Authority Act of 1975

City development authorities are one of the key institutions in urban development and planning in South Asian cities. Pakistan and India share a history...

Understanding the concepts of Nationalism, Patriotism, and Sovereignty in the South Asia

Nationalism has been the most potent force in world politics for over 200 years. Its most significant achievement has been establishing the nation as...

Long shadows of Nawaz Sharif

The matter of Nawaz Sharif’s visa extension refusal has rightly become an interesting talk and more importantly soon after my arrival in London a...

3 capitals in 3 days: Is the Taliban about to take over Afghanistan?

The Taliban's capture of three regional capitals in three days suggests that the group is about to complete its takeover of Afghanistan in the...

Pakistan provided “strategic depth” to Afghanistan – Gen. Tariq Khan hits back!

Pakistan has often been blamed for destabilizing Afghanistan. Pakistan has been accused of providing safe-havens and sanctuaries to the Afghan Taliban. No real evidence...

Can PTI dethrone PPP from Sindh government?

April 25 1996 a new political party called Pakistan Tehreek e insaf was formed in Pakistan. The centrist party under the leadership of Imran...

Can Pakistan’s foreign policy planners rebuff the US after their misadventure in Afghanistan?

The United States is pulling out its forces, and those of its allies, from Afghanistan. This is happening after a futile war that lasted...

Why US pulling out of Afghanistan is a big mistake?

The United States of America has almost completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Evidently, the US claimed that it has achieved its major goals in...

Analyzing the future of forestry in Pakistan

On 4 August, at Saggian Lahore, Premier Imran Khan inaugurated Miyawaki Urban Forest dubbed as ‘Asia’s largest’; 160,000 saplings spreading over 100 kanals. In...

Reminiscing the golden days of Pakistan sports industry

It sounds like a fairy tale when one says the fastest man in Asia was a Pakistani. But that’s the truth. In the fifties...

The dilemma of land grabbing in Pakistan

Late Feroze, whose legal heirs are daughters only, had booked a plot 52 years ago in the year 1970 and continuously paid money for...
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