Politics has become a black hole. Attempts to reform it are swallowed by the black hole. That’s why politicians need to be thrown out and politics retrieved back to the people through lottery-based elections and citizens assembly, ensuring every citizen has a chance to represent their fellow citizens. Khalil – 7 April, 2026
Lottery-based elections are the way out for Pakistan To make Pak democracy deliver in the first place, or say, to improve the quality of Pak democracy (yes, from zero to one and above), up to this moment, I have been focusing on the following aspects of it: How to curtail and limit the constitutional […]
The human world is one unit, one world. That is a world based on humanoid unity. Importantly, the political and geographical divisions between different states and countries were never immutable, nor are they now. They were, and still are, political divisions. Notwithstanding, political philosophers used to think of various political entities as static and morphed […]
Principles and proposals Way forward for a new and just NFC award First things first This piece of writing does not aim to involve itself with a long-form discussion of the complex issues, such as population, poverty/backwardness, or recently proposed performance-based criteria regarding the new National Finance Commission (NFC) award being debated in various […]
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith was published on March 9, 1776. This makes the year 2026 the 250th anniversary of its publication. — Everyone should have around 95% of Adam Smith. Yes, only Adam Smith. hen he may have this or that bit of the most notable contributors to the economic theory. That […]
Politics has become a black hole. Attempts to reform it are swallowed by the black hole. That’s why politicians need to be thrown out and
After the subcontinent came directly under the British crown, a triangular political situation emerged. Apart from Sir Syed, there was no serious thinker among the
Lottery-based elections are the way out for Pakistan To make Pak democracy deliver in the first place, or say, to improve the quality of Pak
پاکستان میں اہل دانش کا طبقہ ذہنی اور فکری طور پر جیسے ایک نقطے پر مقیم ہے۔ اس نے خود کو چند تصورات کے حصار
The human world is one unit, one world. That is a world based on humanoid unity. Importantly, the political and geographical divisions between different states
Principles and proposals Way forward for a new and just NFC award First things first This piece of writing does not aim to involve
انسانی دنیا ہمیشہ سے ایک دنیا رہی ہے۔ یعنی وحدت پر مبنی دنیا۔ مختلف ریاستوں اور ممالک کے مابین سیاسی و جغرافیائی تقسیم کوئی ناقابلِ
پاکستان کو کتابیں ہی نہیں، بلکہ ناگزیر طور پر کتابیں لکھنے والے بھی چاہییں۔ Pakistan doesn’t need books as much as it inevitably writers of
The grander the conspiracy theory, the grander the crown of “easy come easy go” knowledge. Khalil 24 November, 2025
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith was published on March 9, 1776. This makes the year 2026 the 250th anniversary of its publication. —
Everyone should have about one-fourth of Socrates, another one-fourth of Aristotle, more than half a percent of Plato, and finally a thorough dip into Karl
While stepping into 2026, let’s reboot ourselves with common sense and reason in our thoughts, actions, and daily lives. Above all, let’s resolve to stand
سیاسی پارٹیوں نے باہر کے محتسب (قانون کی حاکمیت) کو مار دیا ہے۔ لوگوں نے اپنے اندر کے محتسب (اخلاقی حس) کو۔
جون ایلیا ایک باغی ہیں۔ وہ کسی سانچے میں فِٹ نہیں بیٹھتے۔ وہ کسی سانچے میں فِٹ بیٹھ ہی نہیں سکتے۔ وہ سانچوں کے لیے
برِصغیر ہی کیا، دنیا بھر میں مسلمانوں کی فکر بیشتر مذہبی تقدس میں ڈوبی ہوئی تھی۔ آج بھی ایسا ہی ہے، یعنی پاکستان سمیت۔ لیکن
Until when Dr Frankenstein is buried irretrievably, his monsters will keep on playing havoc with society and the state. Khalil
POTUS (Donald J Trump) to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year provided Hamas-Israel agreements hold. Khalil
In the subcontinent, Muslims, led by the Ali Brothers and others, were waging the Khilafat Movement to save the Ottoman Caliphate from the British. Meanwhile,
No debate or exchange of ideas is possible with those who consider truth as their exclusive privilege. Khalil
Too much mess. All in all, it is too much mess. Yes, the government has created too much mess. It has become a total administrative
It always happens that the essence of the work is lost, and the outward form survives. Not only does this outward form survive, but it
Most Pakistanis are psychological creatures. Only a minority elevate themselves to a philosophical level, and a lot of them now and then relapse again into
My priorities are very much clear, clear like crystals. If it is a contest between an individual and society, I am with the individual. If
To keep on imploring a government to do this and to do that is just useless. Absolutely useless. I mean when it is done by
آج 7 اگست (2025) ہے۔ صبح اُٹھ کر ناشتہ کرتے ہوئے، لیپ ٹاپ کھولا اور فیس بُک ’’میموریز‘‘ (یاد داشتوں) پر نظر ڈالی تو درجن
اخلاقیات، جمالیات کا جزوِ خاص ہے۔ جبکہ جمالیات، اخلاقیات کا جزوِ عام ہے۔ یعنی جمالات برتر اخلاقیات ہوئی۔ 16 جولائی، 2023
Ahmed Jamal Pirzada is a lecturer in economics at Bristol University, UK, and interested in macroeconomics. In February-March 2022, we had a polite tweet exchange
I’m a member of only 3 groups, and by choice. I had to leave a number of others for different reasons. I post things with
In my opinion, the following is the case. This country was achieved by the politicians by waging a peaceful political and democratic struggle. And it
Re East Pakistan into Bangladesh… the role of Zulikar Ali Bhutto and/or General Yahya… who’s the real culprit? In principle, it’s the politicians who are
On this Women’s Day (8 March 2025), have a look at the newspapers; most of the politicians and public personalities are trying to highlight the
Note: This article was written in early 2011 as a short introduction to the life and work of Aslam Effendi and was included in the
No documentation. No income tax. Only consumption tax in one digit at the POS. 50% cut in the size of the government. 50% cut in
ایک طرف دو قوتیں: عدلیہ اور عمرانیہ دوسری طرف دو قوتیں: قائمیہ اور سیاسیہ ان میں سے ایک راستہ ممکنہ طور پر آئینی حکمرانی کی
پاکستان کے دانشور اور تجزیہ نگار ایک سے بڑا ایک خلطِ مبحث پیدا کرتے رہتے ہیں۔ اور پھر خود ہی بڑے ناز سے بتاتے ہیں
Here are two books and a movie to understand the nature of fascism and the unravelling of IK fascism in Pakistan. 1. Political Ponerology: A
The US Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on September 11, 2024, was qualitatively a bit better than the previous debate between Joe
I do not represent this state, this bloodsucking state, until it changes and is out of the Jaws of the Riyasati Ashrafiya.
Playing with or using or spending other people’s money engenders reckless behavior. That’s one of the arguments that call for a limited government. Not only
Could there be any disaster greater than the debacle of 1971? It’s a power struggle between those who follow nothing, no constitution, no laws, no
[This piece I wrote like in a fit.] Finally, I found what may be termed the penultimate explanation. Since this IK (Imran Khan) phenomenon emerged
The issue of devolution of powers to the level of local governments has become an intellectual, political, and economic fad in Pakistan. When something becomes
Elite capture is a euphemism and a misleading term that conceals the real extent of an impactful phenomenon, that is, a systematic capture of the
This discourse with Saeed Afridi took place in a WhatsApp group and has been compiled with his permission. On May 7, 2024, out of desperation,
Since I don’t see colonialism as an all-encompassing, overriding excuse and don’t hide myself behind that, my analysis focuses on the evolution of the institution
The toppling of the Hasina Wajid government in Bangladesh as a consequence of massive and violent protests helped me arrive at a clear-cut view regarding
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