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Defiant states
The West tolerates autocratic states because it serves its aims to do so.
Dr Niaz Murtaza
The PML-N show
Timid doers who avoid risk remain lesser politicians.
Credible elections
Over time, the tools of rigging have become less blatant.
Freedom of thought
Curbs on thought are ongoing and rampant.
Stagnant politics
Our politics fails the minority urban middle class.
National destinies
Scholars must introduce a healthy dose of reality.
New leadership
Pakistani politics have remained elitist till today.
Political parties
Parties improve when society demands merit.
Feasible change
Intermediate goalposts must be our focus.
Secularism anyone?
Petty clerics were not helping peace and morality.
Political evolution
Many advanced democracies perpetuate inequitable global politics.
Moral fury
Social science lenses can show how wrongs can be corrected.
PML-N’s fall
The party alone shows interest in pursuing civilian democracy.
Sindh local bodies
Communities are not aware of LGs’ role.
Taming politics
Is the security establishment becoming restive?
Political instability
The buzz now is about a technocracy.
Booms and busts
Our booms were ignited by alliances with the US.
Punjab contests
Conservatism in Punjab has won big.
Liberalism anyone?
Conservatism will continue to harm us.
Punjab dominance
Northern elites run our power train, with the south being pulled along.