Columnist Amir Rana, writing in dailyDawnon July 14, expressed a fear that is worth taking note of: “The talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are not merely a security issue entrenched in the region’s geopolitical landscape; instead, it is a case for the soul of Pakistan. ...
Discusses the upcoming elections in Pakistan, the first free election in 11 years, and Benazir Bhutto, 35 leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), candidate for prime minister. Bhutto is currently the favorite candidate. Campaign.Cooper, N...
After graduation, Dr Sarwar worked as a general physician with various health services until setting up his own clinic in Gulbahar (New Golimar) where he practiced for over forty years. He was also one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) where he was twice elected gener...
” asked Dr Mubashir Hasan, former finance minister of Pakistan, a hawk-turned-dove who co-founded the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD). He had roped me into it when I was a young journalist in Lahore in the mid-...
At the dawn of independence, all the countries of South and Southeast Asia, except North Vietnam, opted for a democratic form of government. Some adopted the system substantially, some superficially. In the course of time most of them abandoned or suspended the system. In India, where democra...
Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto with her Indian counterpart Rajiv Gandhi at 1988 SAARC Summit in Islamabad. Source: Dawn The Indian elections were the third electoral exercise in South Asia this year, after Bangladesh inJanuaryand Pakistan inFebruary. Sri Lanka is also required to hold presidential elec...
The focus on inclusion and exclusion is clear enough at the dawn of modern democracy in Rousseau’s influential Of the Social Contract, in which he emphasizes that there is no contradiction between democracy and slavery. The more “evildoers” are in chains, he suggests, the more perfect the...
Nafisa Hoodbhoy was staff reporter for the English dailyDawnnewspaper from 1984-2000. As the only woman reporter under Gen Zia in Karachi, Pakistan, she went on to write thousands of news reports and lead articles on the nation’s transition to democracy, alternately spear-headed by civilian le...
The increasing identification of Pakistan as the locale for international terrorism has drawn attention to the ideology and activities of Muslim militant groups. While most of the literature focuses on the impact of these groups, little is written on the
That is why only technocratic, non-political governments in Pakistan have ever been able to increase revenues. But they can not stay in power for long because they have no political support...For the same reason we have not been able to deregulate the economy as much as I wanted, despite...