Articles with tag: State
Religiosity, National Ethos and Governance
Mateen Mahmood Mohajir Nov 6, 2007 interacts: 94Suggestions for modifications in the system of governance in Pakistan.
Jinnah and the Islamic State – Setting the Record Straight
Pervez Hoodbhoy Aug 13, 2007 interacts: 362What did Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, want for the country he was destined to create in 1947?
Citizenship and Identity in Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani May 13, 2007 interacts: 406Before the British colonised the subcontinent, the people of this region existed in overlapping sets of multiple identities, where contending sovereignty of identity groups was negotiated and power was shared at several levels. When the British came alon
Understanding Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Zalan Alam Nov 29, 2006 interacts: 150Trying to understand Z. A. Bhutto is hard, and to understand that period of Pakistan’s history is harder still.
Facing the Inevitable (Part I)
Fahd Raza Aug 25, 2006 interacts: 3How different are China and the US anyway?
A Failing State in a State of Denial
Javaid Zeerak May 7, 2006 interacts: 321This year’s Failed States Index places Pakistan in the 9th place, with a score higher than that of Afghanistan. What are the implications for the country’s future?
Withdrawing from Iraq: A Disaster Waiting to Happen?
Mujtaba Hamid Nov 21, 2005 interacts: 55The anti-US public opinion will be quickly mobilized by the terrorists to weaken or overthrow the government
Irrational Exuberance – Gambling on Pakistani property market
Malik A Jalal Sep 27, 2005 interacts: 102Investing in real estate has become a national craze with property prices in Islamabad matching those of London. But be aware, this could all end up in tears!
Boot-in-Mouth
Shakir Husain Sep 21, 2005 interacts: 13What possesses the son of a mother, the husband of a wife, and the father of a daughter to say something as crass as the leader of our country just did in Washington?
Who Tarnished the Image of Pakistan?
Xari Jalil Jul 13, 2005 interacts: 53The Government placed her name on the Exit Control List thus canceling her scheduled visit to the U.S. with the President announcing shamelessly that it was done so that she wouldn’t blemish the image of the country. Her name was very conveniently r
States of Matter
Fakhra Hassan Dec 17, 2004 interacts: 3I find myself there
in the wake of
needs and wants
A Mesopotamian Summer
Feroz R Khan Jun 6, 2004 interacts: 12The United States cannot avoid the usage of military force, as it does not trust the Iraqis enough to transfer political power to them.
