Despite insurgency and negligible opportunities for participation in public sphere, the Baloch women are making inroads into the space that has been exclusively reserved for men
Read More »Political Economy
Status quo versus change
Blinded by their personal stakes in the status quo, parliamentarians and the high state officials are not appreciating the shifts that are taking place on the street
Read More »Prerequisite to stability
Both Pakistan and India will have to show political maturity and foresight to scuttle attempts to defeat normalisation of relations
Read More »Building on ruins
Intervention by outside powers in fragmented society of Iraq ignites ethnic and sectarian struggle for power
Read More »In the grip of disillusionment
Instead of working for enforcement of fundamental rights and paying attention to people’s problems, the government and political parties are feverishly engaged in petty power politics
Read More »On defining a Muslim
A scholarly venture on the status of Ahmadis
Read More »Hoping against hope
The already feeble link between the voters and voted will dwindle and eventually sever if politicians fail to come to rescue of hapless polity
Read More »Costly marches
Pakistan’s financial health can’t afford politics at the cost of economy
Read More »Swat invites tourists
By organising various summer activities and festivals, the management in Swat is sending out the message that the area is peaceful again
Read More »Punjab — the battleground for hegemony
The current battle is essentially a fight to win the two social groups of Punjab— the middle and capitalist classes
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