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Dr Niaz Murtaza

Dr Niaz Murtaza

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Early exits

AS the fractious new government fails to get a grip on matters, many already see its early demise, just a month after it was imposed via allegedly...

16.04.2024 100

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Pro-poor reform

THE new set-up must quickly undertake substantial reforms to save our moribund economy and ensure durable economic stability, productive growth,...

02.04.2024 100

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Kafkaesque set-up

THE emerging contours of our new set-up depict a murky labyrinth hiding the conflicting pulls of the elite interests of multiple power centres, none...

19.03.2024 70

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Destined to fail?

DESTINY in social science refers to likely cause and effect links versus a pre-ordained view of fatalism. One such political link is that the quality...

05.03.2024 100

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Dead on arrival?

INSTEAD of giving a fresh start or the political stability that has been lacking since 2017, our badly rigged polls have hobbled our ability to tackle...

20.02.2024 100

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Poll manifestos

ELECTIONS can rejuvenate nations if they are fair, parties present strong ideas and teams to the masses competitively and the winners have a strong...

06.02.2024 90

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Winners and losers

WHO will the winners and losers be in the 2024 polls? Some jokingly say that even though the polls themselves are not certain, the winner is. But if a...

23.01.2024 100

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Decaying politics

POLITICS is to acquire and use power to achieve one’s aims and is often autocratic (won via force to favour elites). However, its best form is...

09.01.2024 100

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Pakistan regionally

WE lag economically even in South Asia. This lag is well-known but not its huge scale. To display that, I compare Saarc economies using World Bank...

12.12.2023 300

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Making sand castles

WHY have some elements had an odd addiction to making shaky political sand castles that soon collapse? Free polls rejuvenate the political process....

28.11.2023 100

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Valuing migrants

I WAS in Afghanistan last week. I have worked in many rebel-held areas globally. But it felt eerie being in a state ruled by a group we aided and that...

14.11.2023 100

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A racist liberalism

THE post-1945 liberal world order based on human rights and democracy is unique in history given its wide coverage of key issues and global...

31.10.2023 100

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Pro-poor reforms

EVERY so often, one sees the World Bank, IMF or a local think tank come up with weighty advice on reforming our economy. The advice is not outright...

17.10.2023 100

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Democracy stalls

OUR democratic journey is like that of a small boat caught in stormy seas. But in a country where the vast majority has not seen the fruits of...

03.10.2023 200

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Three Pakistans

OUR 75-year history contains three eras of about 25 years, each starting and ending in a crisis, marked by lengthy army rule, hybrid regimes and...

19.09.2023 100

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