Category Archives: Democracy & Governance

By Rasul Bakhsh Rais

Since the passage of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, we have seen that voices in support of more provinces have become louder. Continue reading →

Taj M Khattak

It is no small honour for a politician to be prime minister of a country, but this high position also carries enormous responsibilities. It is unfortunate both for the individual and the country when that opportunity is squandered while public expectations remain unfulfilled. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s fall from grace in the Supreme Court was therefore a sad moment in national politics.
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Amin Jan Naim

Democracy as a modern political framework for states has evolved over a long period of time. This evolution has not been without bitterness, upheavals and catastrophes, both moral and historical.
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By Francis Matthew

Democracy is not just about elections, even if they are free and fair. Elections are simply a relatively cheap way of changing governments regularly, and so avoiding the twin horrors of either violent change with its attendant confusion and mayhem, or a sclerotic government that gets stuck in office for decades and loses its way.
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By Asad Rahim Khan

Demanding the creation of new provinces is in vogue nowadays but actually creating them, not so much. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, semi-besieged as he is, still finds the time to throw his ruling PPP’s weight behind a new Seraiki province. Continue reading →

By Waqar Abro
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Should new provinces in Pakistan be created or not and what formula should be applied for their creation?
Since creation of Pakistan we have always taken decisions before bringing consequences of our steps into account and later on regretted that this or that policy should not have been brought. Continue reading →

By Khaled Ahmed

The movement for a new Siraiki province has gained momentum. No party aiming to get the votes of South Punjab can afford to oppose it. Continue reading →

Ayaz Wazir

Nothing can be more absurd and farther from the truth than the rhetoric regarding development of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in order to bring it at par with the rest of the country. Every dignitary visiting Fata promises this but nothing happens thereafter. Continue reading →

Khalid Aziz

THE results of a perception survey carried out with 4,000 respondents in Fata, enumerated in Understanding Fata Volume 5, are illuminating on a number of counts.
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