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Punitive governance

12.12.2024 20

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Pakistan’s Quest for a Worthy Judicial Legacy

Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Lives define legacies. Their significance transcends time. Cherished or otherwise, legacies are a debt owed...

19.11.2024 10

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Our present past

Blue skies, majestic trees, singing birds, lush green hills and pristine air bedecked the mesmerising Abbottabad of yore. Founded in 1853 by Major...

30.10.2024 20

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Corruption, crime, chaos, Karachi

On gaining independence, Karachi – a modest trading post with 450,000 inhabitants – became the capital city of Pakistan. Over the years, it...

13.10.2024 10

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Murder Inc: A List of Israeli Assassinations

Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Israel occupies a land that was inhabited by and belonged to the Palestinians. Confining the Palestinians...

03.10.2024 10

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Judicial capture

The established cornerstone of democracy is separation of powers. Within it, a judicial system can only deliver if it is guided solely by legal...

22.09.2024 20

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The good old days

Nostalgia finds its origins in the Greek words ‘nostos’ (return) and ‘algos’ (pain). It is the longing for bygone days. Coined by Swiss...

15.09.2024 30

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Policies dictate outcomes

Through the ages, there have always been individuals who have had to ask others for help to sustain themselves. Not inherent in human nature,...

26.08.2024 10

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Arshad is the true Pakistan

11.08.2024 20

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A pseudo-democracy

Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) provide country rankings based on essential dimensions of governance. WGI rates the success of any government on...

03.08.2024 30

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Overlords of Genocidal Wars

Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. As World War II culminated, the victorious Allies formed an international military tribunal to try senior...

22.07.2024 20

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Seshan’s electoral reforms

Liberia’s presidential election of 1927 saw incumbent president Charles King garnering 234,000 against 9,000 votes. It would have been a remarkable...

21.07.2024 30

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Our would-be kings

In early times, kings generally did not have much to do. Health and education were matters too mundane for their majesties’ attention. Revenue...

01.07.2024 30

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Instability breeds disasters

Environmental scientists and experts believe that a hazard becomes a disaster only when fed by vulnerability. The UN World Meteorological Organization...

16.06.2024 40

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The mighty pen

Political dissent implies disagreement, criticism or protest against coercive decisions, unjust laws or imposed policies. It holds enormous power in...

03.06.2024 70

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Politics of blame game

In its heyday, Enron was described as the greatest company in the world. Named by Forbes for six consecutive years as America’s most innovative...

24.05.2024 50

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Daanish: then and now

Built in 5 BCE, Takshashila University, also known as Taxila University, was considered the citadel of knowledge. It would remain so for seven...

29.04.2024 20

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Why Pakistan Needs Judicial Independence

Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor. Any democracy is as strong or as weak as its judicial system. Without judicial independence, the...

27.04.2024 90

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Interfering in education

Sound educational institutions remain a proven predictor of a nation’s success. Schools being brick and mortar structures, the medium to this...

04.04.2024 100

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Deja vu

“In vain, in vain - the all-composing hour resistless falls; the Muse obeys the power” – Dunciad. The Dunciad, Alexander Pope’s epic poem,...

26.03.2024 40

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People’s verdict

Electoral fraud is as old as choosing a ruler itself. The high priests of Rome would add days and even months to the Roman calendar to keep compliant...

20.02.2024 20

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Careless children

Greek philosopher Plato opined that the wealthy fostered a lack of restraint and refrained from conforming to legal and moral standards. Nearly two...

13.12.2023 60

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