One world
Globalisation has unfolded at the whims of the US.
Dr Niaz Murtaza
Clash of beliefs
Neither Islamophobia nor a sense of victimhood is justified.
The global deficit
The political, economic and social pillars are badly cracked.
Dynasties and cults
The politics of our rich and educated is worse than that of poor segments.
Lame duck regimes
Astute minds call the regime the rule of the least suitable.
Ummah & democracy
Islam perhaps is the only faith which provides a strong example of early democracy.
A collapsing system
Huge stresses have often toppled elite systems globally.
Electing bigots
Pakistan has yet to elect a bigot.
A rudderless state
We have an economic or political crisis every two to three years.
Covert autocracy
Durable economic progress requires political progress first.
Dharna politics
Distilling lessons from past protests is important.
Zia’s Pakistan
In each sphere, Zia injected new toxic strains.
Civilisation states
There is a desire to buck democratic accountability.
Eschewing politics
The short tenures of civilian façades show the futility of ploys.
Retreat or control?
A lazy explanation is to blame military dominance on civilian misrule.
Our best era
Durable security comes from durable political progress.
Should Pakistan allow dual citizens to contest elections? Yes
There's no rational reason for depriving dual citizens of a basic right.
Economic fantasy?
IMF programmes do not focus well on finding durable solutions.
PTI’s traits
Pakistan has a struggling ruling team.
Vacuous ideas
The aim seems to be to keep the focus on the opposition’s past misdeeds.