The overdose of religious extremism which has led to mob lynching and murder by policemen is eating into the vitals of both the state and society. If the inhabitants of the country can’t peacefully coexist with one another, how can they coexist with the rest of the world?

While all eyes remain on the bloody power struggle in the capital, this is how 'blasphemy' has been weaponised across the country. Now even top police officials taking, or too scared to deny, credit for the killing in custody of an accused. What a spectacle the Islamic Republic

Radical Molvis vs Doctor: Molvis won. This explains why our economy is doomed. A country which values vi0lent mobs as opposed to those learned in the fields of medicine & science only operates to discourage its people from being economically productive.Result? Mulla Raj & carnage

This is exactly what we have been saying all along. This is not PTI but TTPTI. Operation Goldsmith supported by their patrons in UK and US is all about installing these beasts on this region. First they installed Taliban in Afghanistan and now they want them here.

آئین سپریم ہے یا پارلیمان یہ بیکار کی بحث افتخار چودھری کے زمانے سے شروع ہوئی آیئن بہت واضع ہے “ Here is the first paragraph of the constitution’s preamble: “Whereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised by the

Science rests on the ideals of objectivity and rationality. If we didn’t use products of modern science, human civilisation would regress back to the antiquity or medieval times. Pakistan is fast becoming an irrational society. Let’s us think what would become of us if this trend

It is a wrong argument to make in Pakistan's context that the constitution is supreme. Only the parliament is supreme. India's constitution has been amended every year , on average, since its passage in 1950. Democracy is work in progress in Pakistan. The main issue is civilian

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto admitted he had made a mistake in the decision about the Ahmadis. Some of best generals like Akhtar Hussain Malik were Ahamadis- Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, then Law Minister, said an interview with Mehtab Channa

Over the past 30 years, govts worldwide have increasingly embraced higher spending, regardless of political ideology. As an IMF blog highlights, both conservative and left-leaning parties now advocate for bigger govt roles, with govt spending surging to address challenges like

پاکستان کے حالات اس حد تک بگڑ چکے ہیں کہ مذہب پر کوی گفتگو ناممکن ہے۔ کچھ بھی غلط سمجھا جا سکتا ہے۔ کسی پر بھی الزام لگایا جا سکتا ہے۔ اور کوئی بھی الزام سزائے موت کے برابر ہے۔ یہ ایسے معاشرے کی نشانیاں ہیں جو شدید زوال کا شکار ہو۔ کیا آپ اتفاق کرتے ہیں؟

ٹی ایل پی نے توہین رسالت کا ڈیتھ اسکواڈ بنا لیاہے۔ کوئی بھی، کہیں بھی اورکسی بھی چیز پر الزام لگایا جا سکتا ہے۔ یہ اسکواڈ انہیں فوری سزا دے گا۔ ریاست غیر ضروری ہو چکی ہے۔ آپ سوتے رہیں۔ جاگنے کی یا شور مچانے کی کوئ ضرورت نہیں۔

اطلاعات کیمطابق سفراء نے پولیس کی سکیورٹی میں واپس آنے سے انکار کر دیا ہے انہیں کیا پتہ کہ ادھر ہماری سیاسی جماعتیں دہشت گردی پر سیاست کر رہی ہیں فوج کو نکالنے کیلئے احتجاج ہوتے ہیں (فوج بارے اعتراض بے بنیاد بھی نہیں) لیکن اس بارے کوئی سوچ نہیں کہ پولیس کو مضبوط کیا جائے

Pakistan is imploding and some are just focused on the power struggle in which the Supreme Court is merely a party

The state is crumbling due to breakdown of governance in the backdrop of a torn social fabric, unchecked spread of extremism and geographical polarisation. Time is running out and the elites are just fighting over power.

1 cop martyred, 3 injured in blast while escorting foreign diplomats in Swat dawn.com/news/1860444

Quote from my book: Balkanisation and Political Economy of Pakistan, published in 2012: "In Pakistan‘s case, however, the traditional political parties face the challenge of convincing the people that they can bring some progress to a country ravaged by poverty and corruption.

Sri Lanka’s leftist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins a tightly contested presidential election bloomberg.com/news/articles/…