Bridge to nowhere

A bridge not linked to any road gets one nowhere. Our stagnant politics resembles one even if it is now in uncharted terrain, with huge turmoil upending old political patterns. However, big political transitions follow deep soci...

Restructuring government

We continue to operate old systems of governance, with the government performing functions beyond what should be its staple role. The trend has been for structures to grow, despite many tasks having become redundant. And this, d...

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For the people?

Sometime ago, I had to apply for a visit visa to a country that required a ‘police certificate’ as well. This was the first time I had heard of the police certificate. I asked around and was told that the police in Lahore ha...

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Agri taxes

It is not a good omen that reforms are once again being delayed. According to the finance minister, a new tax regime for agricultural income, agreed to by all provinces under the National Fiscal Pact in accordance with the condi...

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Joint anti-smog steps

Climate change knows no borders. Hence, much of the world is striving to control the rapidly rising global temperatures through a multilateral effort. While multilateralism is important for tackling this danger to humanity and t...

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Disaffected voices

A fresh stand-off is brewing between the state, and the recently banned PTM, principally over the tribal jirga that had been planned for today by the latter in KP. Both the centre and the KP government have made it clear tha...

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