If confrontation is Nawaz’s chosen route then defection is a means for retaining elected office for many in Punjab. Updated May 21, 2018 09:30am

As Pakistan heads towards another election, it is worth reviewing the conflict landscape to pinpoint potential sources Updated May 07, 2018 11:01am

The PTI’s electoral strategy shifted from underdog populism to calculated competition at the constituency level. Updated Apr 23, 2018 07:25am

The thinking and rationale behind the newest scheme, and the evidence base on which it stands, need to be interrogated Published Apr 09, 2018 06:21am

The argument in favour of devolution is that it helps resolve the basic question of how power and authority are Published Mar 26, 2018 06:19am

Ahead of the general election, there are major big-ticket issues that require immediate and precise articulation by Published Mar 12, 2018 07:22am

Is there really a wave of sympathy further consolidating the PML-N’s chances for 2018? Updated Feb 26, 2018 01:08pm

The wilful secession of participatory rights is a pervasive feature of a number of domains in Pakistan. Published Feb 12, 2018 06:58am

Some of the most well-known industrial conglomerates in Pakistan have branched out into the services sector. Published Jan 29, 2018 07:09am

Our political system is responsive in particular moments of heightened media frenzy and public attention. Published Jan 15, 2018 07:13am

The PML-N is not alone in facing a difficult future ahead of and beyond the 2018 polls. Published Jan 01, 2018 01:19am

We’ve already covered a great deal of distance towards becoming discriminatory and intolerant in 2017. Updated Dec 04, 2017 02:02pm

We can see middle-income groups exhibiting great variation in terms of their political and social positioning. Published Nov 20, 2017 06:55am

It involves moving away from profiteering off real-estate development and infrastructure contracting. Updated Nov 08, 2017 12:04pm

The PML-N has been around for three decades, and this is the first time it’s been forced to think about a leader other Published Nov 06, 2017 07:00am

There will be no day when the entitled wake up and decide that they can live equally well in smaller residences. Published Oct 23, 2017 07:18am

Are these groups, who’ve long remained at the beck and call of the Pakistani state, tired of playing second fiddle? Published Oct 09, 2017 06:15am

The underlying economic base for inequality is repeatedly reinforced through widening social network disparities. Published Sep 25, 2017 06:49am

Very rarely, if at all, do we talk about the political, social or cultural impact of Chinese investment in the country. Published Sep 11, 2017 07:16am

The sheer size of the population and its purported age structure has strong implications for our development prospects. Published Aug 28, 2017 07:06am