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There is very little doubt that personal likes and dislikes have plagued Pakistani sports for decades and that the discretion allowed to selectors has resulted in gross injustice and heartbreak for many excellent performers in domestic tournaments.

Is transformation possible in Pak's diarchic system?

A second and related point concerns the nature of events that have taken place.

14 Jan 2020 4:37 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Here's why the Chinese model is unsuitable for Pakistan's govt

The second feature is the absence of rule of law, rather than its unequivocal application.

4 Dec 2019 2:56 AM IST

In view of the partys own history where it has shown no distaste for accommodative arrangements with the establishment to counter ethno-nationalists, as recently as five years ago and the history of Pakistans compromised mainstream political parties in general, it would not be misplaced to suggest that ideological commitment to procedural democracy usually runs shallow.

JUI-F's march: One of interests or one of ideas?

When incentives run out, ideas and ideology are usually the fuel that drive political transformations in status quo...

5 Nov 2019 6:22 AM IST

A tumultuous year passes: Big changes on all fronts

Collectively, events in these four areas of democratic activity do not provide much cause for optimism.

1 Jan 2019 7:14 AM IST

How can the govt deal with the right in Pakistan?

It would be similar to what has happened in much of West Asia, where state-enforced secularism has fought and often lost...

6 Nov 2018 2:02 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Public policy is plagued by an excess of centralisation

The centrality of party leaders, in turn, is underscored by the nature of party-voter relations

9 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

The launch of Real Estate Investment Trust is expected to further attract investments in commercial properties going forward.

Pak Punjab's changing dynamic of urbanisation

The land problem is not just one of housing shortage; it also plagues viable commercial and industrial development.

25 Sept 2018 12:22 AM IST

Benazir Bhutto (Photo: AP)

Parties need to keep patricians in good humour

The trigger for this cursory detour through history is the steady stream of political entrants to the Pakistan...

24 April 2018 12:33 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)

Victimisation' raises Nawaz's popularity

The lack of systematic data to back it is enough reason for anyone to think twice before accepting the sympathy...

27 Feb 2018 12:21 AM IST

As polls loom, a critical year for democracy

The disqualification of Nawaz Sharif also opens up a small and wholly inadvertent window of opportunity for democratic...

3 Jan 2018 12:05 AM IST

Demonstrators protest as police fire tear gas shells to disperse them during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Is society moving to the right?

Lots of underlying developments are taking place that appear to contradict the idea of a society tottering on the brink...

5 Dec 2017 4:44 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

As Sharif gets a reprieve, will Imran be able to gain ground?

The PTI says it will keep up the pressure, starting with a rally in Islamabad planned for later this week.

25 April 2017 12:24 AM IST