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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
October 15, 2024
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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 […]
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
Indian society is passing through the throes of social, cultural, and sexual upheaval. Ours is immersed in the nectar of hypocrisy. While the state in
If one doesn’t think in terms of values, first and foremost in terms of moral values, one would never be able to understand and resolve
All the economic matrices exclude the economic status of a taxpayer, and that’s why we have such misleading categories as a tax-to-GDP ratio and tax
No business would ever plead with its customers to use less of their product(s). Be it electricity or anything else. The electricity business for the
There is no ownership of the state of Pakistan in Pakistan! No political party owns it. No constitutional institution owns it. Neither the parliament nor
کچھ لوگ چاہتے ہیں میں ان کی زبان بولوں۔ کیوں بھئی میں آپ کی زبان کیوں بولوں۔ کیا میرے پاس اپنی زبان نہیں۔ کچھ لوگ
Time and time again, it has been demonstrated that the custodian of the constitution, that is, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, is enemy number 1
Earlier, the pendulum of politics used to oscillate back and forth, that is, from the right to the left and from the left to the
Certain politicians, judges, and generals are fit to be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution. But who will leash the cats? How to leash
Here is circumstantial evidence that substantiates my long-held thesis that the main culprit is the politicians/political parties. All those who used to consider the security
Taking advantage of this opportunity, let me say the following: I have a world outlook. I have certain values and principles to adhere to. I
Nationalism! What nationalism? In a country where ordinary people are treated as third-rate citizens by the Riyasati Ashrafiya and Ashrafiya and no ordinary person enjoys
Taxes are not a function of growth. If they are, then if the growth rate is zero, the taxes should be zero. If the growth
Note: This article was originally published in The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Many economists love quoting the declining or rising figures of the Foreign Direct Investment
Note: This article was originally published in The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: In their latest survey, Gallup & Gilani Pakistan asked a nationally representative sample of
Note: This article was originally published in The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Altering the economic system is not an easy task. It is more complex when
This is in response to my own short piece: Why there is no anti-tax narrative in Pakistan? Actually, the Tax Payers Alliance Pakistan (TPAP) asked
The idea struck me as a surprise: Poets create aesthetic value. What value do the economists create? In simple words, what’s the purpose that the
A clearly demarcated line can be drawn. On this side of which are found people who follow the rules and/or agreed upon rules. And on
Let me dispel this impression: “PTI supporters hoped Khan would challenge the entrenched power structures that have kept Pakistan underdeveloped…” [From an article that was
In Pakistan, almost everybody, especially economists, politicians, etc, wants to tax the people, but they never tell, WHY. Because there is no anti-tax narrative.
A few years ago, friends from a political party, that formed the government then, asked me to tell what things our party should do. I
There was a joke about Gen Zia and Noor Jahan in which understandably Gen Zia was meant to be punished. But it appeared he was
A friend was an economist proper, trained in a foreign university. When I tried to express myself on an economic issue under discussion, he told
تنقید کرتے رہنا، غصہ اور اشتعال دکھاتے رہنا۔۔۔ یہ چیزیں بھی ایک نشہ اور عادت بن جاتی ہیں۔ ہمیں صاف ذہن کے ساتھ کیا کرنا
انیق ناجی نے ایک انوکھا کام اپنے ذمے لگا لیا ہے۔ یعنی وہ یہ ثابت کرنا چاہ رہے ہیں کہ مسلم لیگ ن اور مسلم
آپ سوچنے سمجھنے والے فرد ہیں۔ تصورات و نظریات میں دلچسپی رکھتے ہیں۔ درپیش معاملات و مسائل کے بارے میں پڑھتے ہیں۔ اپنے خیالات کو
He died last year. Till death, he was a Marxist. He left his home and family to devote himself to serve the cause. His last
سینیٹ میں چیئرمین سینیٹ و ڈپٹی چیئرمین سینیٹ کی مراعات سے متعلق جو متازعہ نجی بل منظور ہوا ہے، اس کے پیش کرنے والوں میں
Under the circumstances, IK desperately wanted any crutches. JIP desperately wanted its mayor to be elected. That desperation is always bad in politics and bad
I try to explain why there is no unrest (or it is in a latent state). There is no political group or party to lead
دانشور اشرافیہ، ثقافتی اشرافیہ اور سیاسی اشرافیہ کا ایک مخصوص حصہ شیریں مزاری پر ظلم و ستم کے جو پہاڑ ٹوٹے ہیں، ان پر ہاہا
I learned a lot from the students I taught. Now when I reflect back on those years (1988-2006, a continuous teaching period, after
اگر کوئی شخص اپنی نارمل زندگی سے اوپر اٹھ کر اشرافیہ، ریاستی اشرافیہ اور دانشور اشرافیہ کے تانے بانے کو توڑنا چاہے، ریاست اور اس
پاکستان کے ’’دشمن‘‘ اس کی سرحدوں کے باہر نہیں، سرحدوں کے اندر ہیں۔ اور یہ ’’دشمن‘‘ ہیں: دانشوروں کے تعصبات اور ان کے ذہنوں کا
نوٹ: یہ مختصر تحریر 17 جون، 2017 کو ویب سائیٹ: WWW.UrduAlert.com پر شائع ہوئی۔ ایک تو یہ کہ رمضان میں پھلوں کا استعمال اور یوں طلب