Kamra attack and the nuclear arsenals
“Gunmen who are believed to be Islamist militants attacked a major Pakistani Air Force base where some of the country’s nuclear weapons are thought to
August 18, 2012
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Citizens should have the right to record video in every government office and building, including police stations, courts, hospitals, and other public-dealing institutions, as required. This would be a critically important step toward improving governance. This right is also essential because the entire state apparatus is funded by taxpayers’ money and is accountable to them. […]
According to a report in Jang (August 25), a new feat of the bureaucracy has come to light: 33 retired officials are receiving their pensions in foreign currency after relocating abroad. How is this a feat of the bureaucracy? This is, in fact, the doing of the political aristocracy (ریاستی اشرافیہ) that runs the affairs […]
If an individual decides to struggle against an unjust law, system, or State Aristocracy (ریاستی اشرافیہ), then more than half of that struggle must be waged against those who act as the divine custodians of that system. This does not yet include those closest to him who, out of envy, become his enemies. Nor does […]
Political parties do not represent the citizens. They are trade unions of politicians. The way to rid ourselves of them is to make elections entirely democratic. That is, the Election Commission will draw lots from among all the voters present in a constituency, and thus a representative of the citizens for that constituency will be […]
Should new provinces be created or not? And on what basis should they be created? On an administrative basis, or on some other basis? This matter should not be left in the hands of politicians, centralists, intellectuals, and opportunists. To resolve it, there should be a referendum. In other words, this issue should be placed […]
Friendships “deeper than the sea” with foreign countries and joint defence agreements with them cannot bring about any improvement in governance within Pakistan. For citizens, there is nothing to be gained from this kind of politics and diplomacy. For them, all of this will remain mere exhibition and show. Talk about governance <> focus on […]
Among other things, the most crucial factor is the uneven development of human populations on planet Earth, caused by the ruling Ashrafiya in their respective countries. This factor seeks to dissolve the political world order, which is neither possible nor advisable. Migration is not a solution. Nor is destroying the developed world. Emulating the developed […]
“Gunmen who are believed to be Islamist militants attacked a major Pakistani Air Force base where some of the country’s nuclear weapons are thought to
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Please note: This post has been shifted to the Urdu Blog – Civil Pakistan. To see it, click the link below: Pakistan – Tareekh Chali
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