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Kamila HyatThe News International |
Many political commentators classify Pakistani society as an extremely resilient one. We have fought for democracy time after time – unlike nations...
Democracy is the system of government that most analysts in the country and beyond it believe may be the best for our future. The question however is...
If there’s anything that Pakistan needs today to improve both its political environment and economy, it is some degree of unity and the willingness...
Anger, unfortunately, is deeply entrenched in Pakistan. In its worst form, it surfaced in the crowded Ichhra Bazaar last week when a young woman...
The latest electoral exercise in 2024 has left behind a deeply confused and divided nation. There is an element of absurdity in the situation that...
What we see in the National Assembly – following the polling which took place amidst various rumours of foul play or unfair play – essentially...
Over the coming hours and days, we will know the results of the 2024 election and what it means for our future. While many have claimed that they can...
It is commonly perceived that Pakistan’s politics revolves around two or possibly three major parties. These of course are the PMLN, the PPP and the...
Today we have entered a new age where it is difficult to distinguish between truth, fiction and propaganda. Social media has become the main source of...
News coverage continues in Pakistan round the clock on multiple news channels that have been in place over the last several years. There is daily...
Balloting and elections stand at the very core of any demographic system. While Pakistan has a general election scheduled for February, huge questions...
This year that has almost gone by has brought with it many events which are seen as insignificant in the eyes of websites and organizations that...
The question of whether elections will be held strictly on time in early 2024 continues to be debated in the country, and the same question recently...
As we move towards a possible election early next year, the political discourse continues to hover around the old issue of corruption, overwhelmed by...
According to a World Bank report issued this year, Pakistan stands behind other South Asian countries as well as most countries across the world in...
Inequality has always existed in Pakistan for at least one-third of the population which lives below the poverty line. There is no evidence of a...
Even as elections approach, the people’s will to demand what they need most of all appears to be largely absent. Amidst the smog that holds Lahore...
The time has come when once again people across the nation are engaged in the process of trying to decide who they will vote for. The front-runners,...
The situation in Palestine is horrifying. But at home there is considerable confusion about precisely what is happening and what should be said or...
Today, again and again, we are hearing questions being asked about how Pakistan can possibly overcome its current crisis in so many different spheres....
Almost every political analyst thinks that it will be extremely difficult to rescue Pakistan from the economic, social and political chaos it...
The inauguration of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as the new chief justice of Pakistan has brought hope to some – and inevitably dismay to others. It is...
The recent controversy over A-level results in Pakistan has stirred up new thinking on education. While most A-level students who sat for their exams...
The difference between anarchy and revolution can sometimes be very small. But Pakistan is in a situation where it is waiting for one of these to...