Nadeem F. Paracha

SMOKERS’ CORNER: MAULANA FAZL’S MEN IN SINDH

SMOKERS’ CORNER: MAULANA FAZL’S MEN IN SINDH

The JUI-F’s brand of conservative politics might have given the party a foothold in northern Sindh, but it is unlikely to challenge PPP’s supremacy in the province. Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:57am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: PERFORMATIVE PROVOCATEURS

SMOKERS’ CORNER: PERFORMATIVE PROVOCATEURS

‘Simulated subversion’ or ‘designer resistance’ may seem to be revolutionary but is largely staged and very much part of the mainstream ethos that it claims to be subverting. Published 25 Feb, 2024 07:25am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: RIDING THE EMOTIONAL VOTE

SMOKERS’ CORNER: RIDING THE EMOTIONAL VOTE

Unlike in 2018, the PTI’s success at the polls this time has been wholly powered by voters’ negative emotions, a response to the crackdown against the party. Published 18 Feb, 2024 07:20am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: ESCAPING THE HYBRID CYCLE

SMOKERS’ CORNER: ESCAPING THE HYBRID CYCLE

The long-standing intervention of Pakistan’s military establishment in politics can only be broken if the country’s politicians learn to play their cards right. Published 11 Feb, 2024 07:49am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE WAY WE VOTE

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE WAY WE VOTE

Contrary to popular belief, the average Pakistani voter is less interested in voting for political ideologies that appeal to one’s emotions. Published 21 Jan, 2024 07:21am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE BANDWAGON LEFT

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE BANDWAGON LEFT

Electoral candidates, parties trying to feast on PTI’s deflated vote bank by presenting themselves as ‘guardians of democracy’. Published 07 Jan, 2024 07:14am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: FOUNDATIONAL MYTHS

SMOKERS’ CORNER: FOUNDATIONAL MYTHS

Concocted nationalist narratives that had been proliferated by the state for decades in India, Pakistan and Israel received a reality check in 1980s. Published 10 Dec, 2023 08:20am
SMOKERS’ CORNER: CONFUSED IN AMERICA

SMOKERS’ CORNER: CONFUSED IN AMERICA

Although many Americans are still hesitant to openly discuss their doubts about the Palestine-Israel conflict, many of them are Published 05 Nov, 2023 06:34am