Focus on governance! As for talk of resetting the system and creating new provinces, if the intention itself is flawed, how can things improve? Governance is dead even now, and even if 50 provinces are created, governance will still be dead. What is meant by ‘system reset’ is an increase in the federal government’s share, […]
The authority that citizens confer upon their elected representatives cannot be delegated by those representatives to anyone else. Not even in the case of a ‘reset’ or the creation of new provinces. If it is done, then the representatives stand guilty of betraying both the Constitution and the citizens.
The People’s Party is aboard the very boat from which it is enjoying the benefits of government, while simultaneously drilling holes in it. When the boat sinks, they will say: ‘We had already said that this boat could not reach the shore.’ This is the true democratic standing of these political parties!
The system in Pakistan has collapsed many times. It is the power-starved politicians who always offer their services to arrest this collapse. The greatest collapse of the system occurred the day the Establishment, with the complicity of politicians, launched “Project Imran Khan.” During that puppet show of an Imran Khan-led government, nothing remained intact. Everything […]
The incumbent Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, must expel Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi from the Cabinet, remove him from his ministerial portfolio, and have his Senate seat revoked for unleashing a tirade against the PML-N and PPP-P coalition government. He is a Trojan Horse. He is biting the very hands — PML-N and PPP-P — that […]
Who is Mohsin Naqvi? Who made him the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab? Who made him the Federal Interior Minister? Who made him a Senator? Was he not part of the government when he lectured politicians? Who is he to give such lectures? Insensitive and unscrupulous politicians should think, introspect, and ask Mohsin Naqvi where […]
People are waiting for a movement like those in other countries to take place in Pakistan. But we don’t need a movement that devastates and destroys things. Several such political movements and parties have already spread chaos and discord in the country. Pakistan needs a movement that builds, constructs, and unites people.
Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia: Implications and Consequences The defense agreement with Saudi Arabia was not entered into with long-term implications in mind. The hunger for dollars prevailed. Now, just weigh it on the scales and see: In the event of war escalating, how much lighter the country is about to become.
Pakistan itself came into existence as a result of the 1945-46 elections. At that time, the administrators and power-brokers were the British. Bangladesh also came into existence as a result of the 1970 elections. But at that time, the administrators and power-brokers were the Pakistan Army and Pakistani politicians. The difference is obvious!
Recently, I put down my views regarding the National Finance Commission Award that were processing in my mind since 2017. When I shared this piece
It just feels pathetic and I fear the day when all these cards, schemes, projects, packages, etc., will collapse like a house of cards!
The taxes people pay are being used to make them dependent on government handouts. This creates a vicious cycle.
جو خود فراڈیے ہوں انھیں دوسروں کو فراڈیا کہنے کا کوئی حق نہیں۔ مگر پاکستان کی سیاست اسی حمام کی کہانی ہے۔
پریس اور میڈیا کے لیے اخلاقیات جتنا ناگزیر تھی، پریس اور میڈیا نے اخلاقیات کو اتنا ہی زور سے لات ماری۔ خس کم جہاں پاک۔
معصوم خطاکار، نواز شریف نہ سیاست چھوڑیں گے نہ اس میں سرگرمی دکھائیں گے۔ بیچ میں لٹکے رہیں گے۔ مگر جب عام انتخابات کا ڈول
[توجہ: یہ نوٹ فیس بک پر حُسن الامین کی دو پوسٹوں سے تحریک پا کر لکھا گیا۔] جب کسی معاشرے کی بے بسی اور بے
پہلی شخصیت سر سید احمد خان (1898-1817) ہیں۔ سر سید نے یورپ کا صرف ایک سفر کیا۔ 1869 سے 1870 تک۔ وہ یکم اپریل 1869
آج ہم بھائیوں اور ہمارے بچوں نے بڑی عید کی نماز صبح صبح پانچ بج کر بیس منٹ پر اسی جگہ پڑھی جہاں بہت سالوں
Age is just a number. Whether one is a young adult or an older person does not matter and endows one with no special privilege.
وضاحت: یہاں ذیل میں جو گفتگو کی گئی ہے، وہ کُلی و نوعی اعتبار سے صرف اور صرف دنیاوی اقالیم سے تعلق رکھتی ہے۔ زیرِ
In the 1980s, one of China’s export items was the magazine China Pictorial, also published as چین باتصویر in Urdu. It was mailed free to
ابھی 16 مئی کو الطاف حسن قریشی کی وفات ہوئی۔ خبر پڑھتے ہی ذہن کے پردے پر ایک روشنی جھلکی۔ یہ روشنی ’’اردو ڈائجسٹ‘‘ کا
78 برس ہو گئے ہیں اور پاکستانی پریس اور میڈیا حکومتی سبز باغوں کی فلم چلائے جا رہا ہے اور سیاست دانوں کی وہی رٹی
Bureaucracy, technocracy, diplomats, and their ilk first serve the government. That is, the Riyasati Ashrafiya first enjoy perks, privileges, junkets, and salaries extracted from the
1st National Tax Payers Convention 15-16 May, 2026 Islamabad “If the excise officers come and sit at the door of my factory, I will set
پنجاب میں سیاست کا خاتمہ ہو جانا چاہیے۔ کیونکہ یہاں ہر مسئلہ حل ہو چکا ہے اور پنجاب میں جنت نظیر گورنینس کا دور دورہ
The summit: Trump and Xi could bargain over not supplying arms to Iran and Taiwan, respectively. Apparently they didn’t. That would be a real partnership
ایک منشیات بنانے والی اور منشیات کا دھندہ کرنے والی ڈان سے پہلے ایک وکیل شادی کرتا ہے، اور پھر ایک پولیس افسر۔ باقی کون
An intellectual disease wherein one is engaged in an endless series of analyses of political developments without bothering oneself about the resolution of the issues
From day one, Pakistan has been a cursed country. Whose curse is it suffering from? The Politicians’.
No need to… absolutely no need to hear or support what the opposition says about the government. They did exactly the same things while they
وزیر اعظم پاکستان جناب شہباز شریف آپ کو یہ اختیار نہیں کہ لوگوں کے ٹیکس کے پیسے کو گرینڈ حیات کے فلیٹ مالکان میں بانٹیں۔
There’s an iron curtain set between the people and the Riyasati Ashrafiya, the real owners of the state of Pakistan. No information, that is, grievances,
تصور کیجیے کسی بھی ملک میں کوئی حکومت وہاں کے معاملات کو دیکھ رہی ہے۔ قطع نظر اس سے کہ یہ حکومت منتخب ہے، یا
In terms of the behavior of the young, social history repeats itself with every new generation. I have discussed this issue at length in my
The most unnatural, illogical, and un-common-sensical thing about electoral democracy is that they have the powers to levy taxes they themselves don’t pay, because they
How the implementation of a government order is accomplished in Pakistan is symptomatic of the bureaucratic control of the things! The Punjab government allowed free
Mao Zedong said, “Let a hundred flowers blossom.” And it was Mao Zedong himself who plucked and crushed all of 99 flowers and forced others
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,
فکری اور علمی طور پر پسماندہ معاشرے وہ ہوتے ہیں جہاں فرد جو کچھ کہتا ہے اس پر دھیان دینے کے بجائے توجہ اس بات
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
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۔
