Colonialism lives
The freedom movement has continued into the era of independence.
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
Rent-a-state
It scarcely matters whether the patron is the US or China.
India burns
India, Pakistan’s alter ego, stands at a crossroads.
Beyond Jinnah
We need new forms of mobilisation.
The £190m question
Those of us on the progressive side of the ideological divide in this society will have to answer the £190m question.
Law is politics
The law has always been a political instrument around the world.
‘Let them eat cake’
What explains our debilitating impasse?
The Punjab card
Mian Sahib is now biting the hand that once fed him.
Young, poor Baloch
The youth crisis is triggered by frustrated aspirations.
Divide and rule
Why haven’t we been able to overturn an unjust order?
We have a choice
At least some young people will be marching in Pakistani cities.
The long war
States certainly play cynical games.
Economic illusion
The debate on informality is reduced to polemic.
Hegemony unhinged
Hyper-nationalists were demanding a response, and in the revocation of Article 370, they got what they wanted.
The new normal
The new normal has been pushed even further to the right.
Fatima’s election
Back in 1965, Ms Jinnah was hardly a darling of the establishment.
World Cup healing?
The imperative of truth and reconciliation cannot be denied.
Of debt and war
The commission’s ToR only extend to probing the last decade.
Decolonise now
In recent days, Pakistan’s reputation of being a country at war with itself has been reinforced.
‘Bech de!’
We put public services on the chopping block.