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Pakistan Versus Democracy

Mohammed Ajeeb Bradford: Yesterday when I was browsing through my archive I came across a quite lengthy article which was written by me about 10 years ago and published in the International Daily News London in two instalments. It…

Calculated Gamble

Ishtiaq Ahmed The arrest of Imran Khan would be indicative of the political paralysis plaguing our nation. This would be another ugly turn towards civil disorder which the country can ill afford at anytime but more particularly in the…

The ‘Tit-For-Tat Politics of Pakistan

Ishtiaq Ahmed The ‘tit-for-tat’  politics of Pakistan reaches new heights. Whilst the PTI seems to be on full charge, the government is doing everything possible to put legal shackles on Imran Khan, determined to have him disqualified and…

Price Hike Before Ramazan

Asem Mustafa Awan A new spike of inflation has gripped the country well ahead of the start of Ramazan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims all over the world. The back breaking rise in prices of daily use items is taking toll on all but…

Conundrum of Feminism

Mukhtar Kareem Quetta: Transformation is a desire for a change supported by a process to actualise the desired transformation. The process is fundamental to change. It is gradual and incremental. It is this that many contemporary…

President Attempts To End Crisis

Asem Mustafa Awan President Dr Arif Alvi has announced the schedule to hold the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assemblies elections on April 9. Clause 57-2 of the Constitution grants the president the authority to set the election date.…

Wastage of Natural Resources

Asem Mustafa Awan Indiscriminate wastage of national resources is alarming, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his displeasure while heading a meeting on energy saving measures over the performance of the National Energy…

Kashmiris – A Nation Under Tyranny

Asem Mustafa Awan It is an endless tale of tyranny. Generation after generation have endured religious hatred, oppression, cruelty and denial of freedom from Indian occupation. Every year thousands are slain, raped, maimed and thrown in…