The art of pragmatism

Being a high priest of realpolitik, Henry Kissinger, the 99-year-old former US secretary of state, is undoubtedly among the most pragmatic statesmen in recent times who have the grits to accept their miscalculations without any ...

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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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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US presidential election 2024 and political violence

Those who think the 2024 US Presidential Election will be vastly different from the one in the past in terms of virulent polarisation and distinct possibility of political violence point to the two assassination attempts on Dona...

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