Umair Javed

Hunger and want, and the constant reminder of inequality,may condition religious mobilisation, but they are not solely sufficient. Published 19 Apr, 2021 06:17am

The appeal of Turkish cultural imports makes sense in light of the country’s more recent history of Islamist violence. Updated 05 Apr, 2021 08:31am

There are also categorical institutional and structural factors at play. Updated 22 Mar, 2021 08:28am

Out of Pakistan’s nearly 106m registered voters, only 44pc are women. Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:57am

The Senate election might end up resembling a reserved seat nomination process. Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:03am

Ideologically, various tiers of the Pakistani state apparatus are not committed to the eradication of exploitative work. Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:30am

Large segments of what is dubbed the informal economy are perfectly legal in occupational terms. Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:16am

If the last two years in office show something, it is that PTI has become the vehicle for Pakistan’s own statist ideology. Updated 11 Jan, 2021 08:37am

Unless compelled by circumstances, why would you change a norm that largely works in your favour? Published 14 Dec, 2020 06:59am

A number of issues have been identified with the cash-transfer intervention. Published 30 Nov, 2020 07:34am

In recent years, the overarching thrust of ethnic politics in the country remains relatively contained. Updated 16 Nov, 2020 09:25am

A new wave of the virus and its accompanying containment measures pose a complex set of challenges. Published 02 Nov, 2020 07:19am

Outcomes of confrontation between political actors are determined by the resources available to each. Updated 19 Oct, 2020 12:17pm

Sometimes change will stem from moral panic, other times by the sheer force of patriarchal violence wielded by traditionalists. Updated 05 Oct, 2020 08:15am

What are the factors behind this violent assertion, and what aspects of the current political dispensation continue to enable it? Published 21 Sep, 2020 08:01am

Separate and distinct mandates do not change the underlying ecological reality of a given space. Updated 07 Sep, 2020 09:49am

Citizen preferences must be understood not just from the lens of infrastructure planning but also from a cultural... Published 24 Aug, 2020 06:30am

As a singular entity, the Pakistani state faces far fewer domestic pressures than in the past. Published 10 Aug, 2020 07:51am

Who bears the cost of these controls? Obviously not the generation that is making these decisions. Published 27 Jul, 2020 07:31am

What do the vast majority of young citizens, those aged between 18 and 30 in particular, want in their lives? Published 13 Jul, 2020 06:59am