Reforming Public Service in Pakistan – I
Dr. Omer Javed | Overhauling Testing, Recruitment and Promotion Procedures Reform in public service, and within it civil service or bureaucracy, is much needed for better...
The state of journalists in today’s Middle East-James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and...
Rethinking the sporting structure – Saad Rasool
Saad Rasool | A colleague of mine, who is still too young to have been jaded about his faith in Pakistan Cricket Team, was distraught...
From barracks to barricades – Farid A Malik
Dr. Farid A Malik | On August 14, 1947, a new nation was born with Quaid-e-Azam as its Governor-General and Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan as...
Fawad Chaudhary: Minister of Information or Disinformation?
Zeeshan Munir | Fawad Chaudhary has been labeled as the ‘Minster of Disinformation’ by his critics and supporters alike for giving statements which are later...
Pakistan needs to focus on its “Pilgrimage Economy”
Shaikh Moazam Khan | Religion has a very deep relation with the economy of almost every country. After the collapse of the colonial era, religion...
Pakistani Women: Game changers for the economy!
M Zafar Khan Safdar |Â Pakistan is a developing country and most of its population lives in undesirable circumstances. A large number of people in...
Rifts between “Middle East Allies” rising – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Stitcher, TuneIn, and Tumblr. Three recent developments lay bare the fragility...
Islamists & Liberal Fascists: Two extremes of Pakistan
Farah Adeed | In Pakistan, unfortunately, both religion and history have been used for the vested and narrow interests and purposes of our political elite and...
Elephants in the room: Bureaucracy & the Privileged Classes?
M Zafar Khan Safdar | The gradual erosion of social infrastructure, endemic poverty and the growing inequality between the regions undermined the civil society and...
India’s Saffron Justice: The Rise of the Hindutva State under BJP Patronage – Sarmad Ishfaq
Sarmad Ishfaq | Although it appears that Pakistan is perpetually portrayed as a hotbed for violence against minorities, it is ironically India that fits this...
Pashtuns – Caught between Mullah, Militants and the Military – M Zafar Khan Safdar
M Zafar Khan Safdar | With over 50 million people out of 207 million, Pashtuns are the second largest ethnic group covering 25 percent of...