Regional Defense Regional Defense: A new RCD has emerged in the region. The original RCD stood for Regional Cooperation for Development. Iran, Pakistan and Türkiye created it in 1964. The Shah ruled Iran then. Ayub Khan ruled Pakistan. Cemal Gürsel ruled Türkiye. The RCD helped […]
Market System Market System: Every decade in Pakistan needs a strong defence of democracy. The struggle between democratic and non-democratic forces continues. Non-democratic forces often highlight the failures of elected governments. They also attack the weaknesses of political leaders. They then claim that selfless leaders […]
National Question National Question: Pakistan has existed for 79 years. Many things have changed. Yet, some basic problems remain. These include national identity, resources, political representation, and relations with neighbours. Muslim Unity A major problem comes from the idea of Muslim unity. The state has […]
Human Life Human Life: The Middle East conflict sparks widespread public debate, while leaders praise Pakistan for promoting peace. Yet, media coverage reveals a troubling pattern. Outlets constantly judge every shift in the war by its impact on stock prices. Consequently, financial tracking overshadows actual […]
Pakistan’s Net-Hydel Profits Pakistan’s Net-Hydel Profits: The Constitution of Pakistan orders the federal government to pay hydroelectric profits directly to the province generating the power. Article 161 sets a simple rule: take the revenue earned at the power station and subtract its direct operating costs. […]
Governance Failures Governance Failures: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and the military spokesman recently proposed creating new provinces to fix Pakistan’s collapsing governance system. However, major political parties, provincial leaders, and legal experts immediately rejected the plan. Political Resistance to New Provinces Opponents warned that executive […]
Modernization Over Provinces Modernization Over Provinces: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi recently broke the silence on a harsh reality. He warned that Pakistan faces a severe political and economic crisis. The country suffers from two major failures. The state cannot deliver basic services, and the […]
Pakistan’s Terrorism Pakistan’s Terrorism: Pakistan’s security forces fight terrorism with high intensity. They conduct constant raids, intelligence operations, and large-scale battles. Yet terrorist violence keeps rising. July recorded the year’s highest number of attacks, proving that conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are worsening. Rising […]
Fix Pakistan’s Governance Fix Pakistan’s Governance: Pakistan’s governance issues stem from weak institutions, not regional boundaries. Creating new provinces might address identity and representation, but it will not fix systemic flaws. Without real reform, local power-sharing, and financial planning, new provinces will simply duplicate existing […]
Data Privacy Debate Data Privacy Debate: Pakistan still lacks a complete data privacy law. The Personal Data Protection Bill has remained in draft form since 2018. The government has delayed the bill for years. This has created the impression that Pakistan has stopped working on […]
