Latest Articles
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Democracy and the Back-Bencher
16-Jun-2013 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
With the general elections just over, the country appears to be in a state of limbo. One of the subjects oft mentioned about the outgoing assembly was the question of quorum.....
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The Way Forward
03-Jun-2013 By » Nida Mahmood (International Law Consultant)
Alas! The election frenzy is over and the country is on its way to the first historic handover of one democratic government to another bringing forth.....
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Globalization, Guns, Butter and Bread
30-May-2013 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
In a topsy-turvy world, beset as it is with such pestilences as globalization, what hope is there for the wretched man in the street?
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Challenges for Newly Born Government
30-May-2013 By » Tahir Bashir (Analyst)
Elections of 11 May just like pre-poll expectations proved very fruitful for PML-N. Expected PM Nawaz Sharif appeared with smiling gestures on media channels, giving......
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The Child Democracy
19-May-2013 By » Rana Rizwan Hussain ''Independent Analyst''
Alas, the child democracy which reached the age of five years for the first time in Pakistan has been stabbed again. It is said that it is a human tendency to swallow the sweet ...
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The Beautiful City
08-Apr-2013 By » Rana Rizwan Hussain ''Independent Analyst''
The city has been beautified. New roads, underpasses and over bridges have been built. Many of the old ones have been renovated
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ISF: Thoughts of a Concerned Mind
22-Mar-2013 By » Rana Rizwan Hussain ''Independent Analyst''
Students constitute to a big mass strength of every nation and the same is in Pakistan. History of student Union ship in Pakistan goes back to the Pakistan movement.
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Third gender a reality…
27-Feb-2013 By » Saba Inam (Independent Analyst)
Gender is a range of characteristics of femininity, masculinity and others described as gender. Thailand has most transgender population in world.
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Fate or Free will???
10-Feb-2013 By » Paris Ali (Editor at Governance)
Humans believe by birth that world is a battle field and they are merely between the devil and the blue sea . From arms length the living at times in life give up
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Young Writers
08-Jan-2013 By » Anum Qaisar
No doubt, the achievements garnered by our writers must be extolled wherever and whenever possible, but we need to shift our focus towards a younger yet ....
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We have become a Nation of Anglers
15-Dec-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
The prevailing uncertainty in the political scenario in this blessed land is causing several eyebrows to be raised. As things get murkier and murkier, one is tempted to ....
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Proposed Lahore Canal Heritage Park Bill 2012 - Your time to ‘ACT’
03-Dec-2012 By » Nida Mahmood (International Law Consultant)
The Lahore Canal has been the subject of much controversy and public attention ever since the Punjab Government first decided to widen the road from Dharampura to ....
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Democratic system
22-Nov-2012 By » Abdul Qadir(Freelance Writer)
The Democratic system is currently the most successful ongoing governing system in the world; especially as this system paved the route to revolutionary reforms and ....
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THE NINETY-DAY MANTRA!
29-Sep-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
What is it that attracts so much attention to the 90 day period in this Land of the Pure? Think of anything and you are confronted with a mention of the 90 day period.
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The Radical Democracy
28-Sep-2012 By » Irfan Raza (Independent Analyst)
Democracy is the most reviewed, experienced, and emerging concept of recent history. This concept is closely related to the concepts of empowerment, rationalism, freedom and equality.
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Science and Deities Believers: Incongruity or two sides of One Coin
04-Aug-2012 By » Irfan Raza Naqvi
Debate of existence of Laws of science and Laws of divinity, is not new. This thing has been discussed over centuries. We can say from the ancient time when concept of God ....
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The Democracy Barometers
31-Jul-2012 By » Taimur Shaique Hussain, Senior Editor “Wharton Journal”
“The situation in Pakistan does not appear encouraging for democracy…..the proportion of non-democrats in Pakistan is twice as high as in the rest of the region.”
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The Dinosaurs in our Midst!
30-Jul-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
The question that presents itself begging for an answer is: why do we not learn from our experience and why should we always start from square one?
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Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy- And United Pakistan
29-Jul-2012 By » Lt Col Muhammad Shahbaz Thuthaal (Retd)
Now is the time for us in Pakistan to give Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy his due recognition by celebrating his 50th death anniversary in 2013.
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The Immorality of Morality
28-Jul-2012 By » Dr. Hammad Siddiqi (Associate Professor at LUMS)
A society that lacks the virtue of practical wisdom often finds immorality even when it professes to value morality highly.
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The ‘BIT’ Conundrum
27-Jul-2012 By » Nida Mahmood (International Law Consultant)
Investor friendly terms appears to be the belief that a liberal BIT would attract and inject more investment in the economy and consequently add to the economic growth.
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Tax Culture Promotion & Economy Improvement Proposals for Pakistan
09-Jul-2012 By » Syed Nayyar Uddin "Independent Analyst"
When tax burden, its collection and utilization is made equitable and transparent, majority of people, if not all, would pay their taxes on time and in full.
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The Sacred Solution
01-Jul-2012 By » Paris Ali (Editor at Governance)
It’s not exactly the time that encroaches but the thought. If world had to be embossed by cozy details, there would have been no need of heaven.
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My journey of karachi
16-Jun-2012 By » Paris Ali (Editor at Governance)
In the city of quislings even the dying patients cannot buy some coins of pity. I saw on an evening a young boy near to death lying hopeless on the rigidly blocked traffic road.
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Need of Education
15-Jun-2012 By » Saba Inam (Independent Analyst)
Government along with educational experts needs to ponder on this education system dilemma, and devise an alternative single education system that truly serves the needs...
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Governance in doldrums
25-May-2012 By » Nosherwan Ali (Independent Analyst)
Good governance can be achieved by ensuring strict accountability. An independent accountability bureau is the need of hour for a country where corruption has become...
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Military Income and Taxation
18-May-2012 By » Sh. M. Umer Farooq (Independent Analyst)
Since the early 70’s, military expenditures by developing countries have been rising rapidly despite world recession, declining growth in export earnings and skyrocketing foreign debts.
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At Long Last – Dawn Of Enlightement
11-May-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
Living nations study their histories deeply. They do so because they wish to steer clear of the mistakes they had committed in the past.
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DEMOCRACY OR BUST!
05-May-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
We, in the Land of the Pure, are known for making mountains out of molehills. Give us a ‘cause’ and we are bound to blow it up to unrecognizable girths.
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Job Scarcity lead to Exploitation
05-May-2012 By » Shahid Pervaiz (CEO at Governance)
Graduates on cross-roads; thinking to be a part of political lot, raising slogans during election campaign rather than focusing on skill development. Electoral College has become worthiest,
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Oil's Well That Ends Well!
25-Apr-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
It says something for the topsy turvy world we live in that the gullible multitude has taken in its stride the international price of crude going up and down like the proverbial yo-yo,
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O mighty Siachen!
18-Apr-2012 By » Asad-ur-Rehman
O ALLAH (SWT) please keeps them all safe and alive and please give us all patience to bear this calamity
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Is Anybody Serious About Checking Corruption?
15-Apr-2012 By » Khalid Saleem (Former Ambassador)
Corruption and accountability are the two buzzwords of the day. It would appear that common folk are in general agreement that ‘corruption’ has touched new heights and...
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Miracles will Never happen, We have to Pave the way through to the Success
10-Feb-2012 By » Shahid Pervaiz
It is a national fallacy, to go prosperous; we always wait for miracles to happen rather than making an honest endeavor to enhance success. Every body is waiting for ALLAH, but Allah has categorically conveyed His message in Quran i.e. (Laisal-Insana illah Maa Saha)
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Better to light the candle than to curse the darkness
02-Feb-2012 By » Paras Ali
Life is about waiting for the storm to calm and finding the last pole of labyrinth. Caves can no more remain dark if one has the power to light a flame by using stones.
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From Injustice to Justice
15-Jan-2012 By » Asad Ur Rehman an Independent Analyst
Islam never encourages the murder nor even does it encourage harming any Muslim.
“A Muslim is a person from whose hands and tongue other Muslims don’t get troubled” -
Entrepreneurship in Pakistan
11-Jan-2012 By » Shahid Pervaiz, CEO Governance
In Pakistan we have rarely witnessed entrepreneurs leading from the front in order to fuel the economy, nor government ever focused on the importance of the matter.
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Islamic slogan of good governance in the subcontinent
29-Dec-2011 By » Paras Ali
The history has left a thought provoking question, that is “For How long nuclear weapons would save Pakistan from the epidemics of Neo-Colonialim without Good Governance??”
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The Lingering Governance Crisis in Pakistan
15-Dec-2011 By » Dr. Sohail Mehmood(Independent Analyst)
The Global War on Terror has taken its toll on Pakistan. The country has been shaken badly by it. Meanwhile, Pakistan is faced with a serious political economy crisis.
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Indian Cold Start Strategy and Pakistan Response
30-Nov-2011 By » Abdul Ghaffar
The objective of Cold Start Strategy is offensive attack on Pakistan with the help of defensive front line forces and reserve forces without giving it much time to retaliate.
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Investing in Women is a Smart Choice
24-Nov-2011 By » Muhammad Uzair Hashmi(Chief Editor at Governance)
What if, we do have the human resource, we do have appropriate escalated reproductive base in our country, but we do not have adequate means to develop, groom, esteem and...
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Data for Development, Everyone Deserves to be Counted
12-May-2011 By » Muhammad Uzair Hashmi
Pakistan requires census and state population counting policy which can be implemented, and can be evaluated. This policy should not be affected by the political or economical or..
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Egypt and Pakistan! A Comparison
14-Mar-2011 By » Edgar Felix
Unfortunately oppression and repression is rife in Muslim world and out of 57 Muslim/Islamic states only a handful including Malaysia and Turkey are truly democratic by international..












