Iran and dissent
Thousands of students, unemployed youth and ordinary people have come out on the streets of Iran to protest price hikes, unemployment and social and political repression. The protests are about…
Benazir’s struggle
Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for a cause. She wanted to see Pakistan as a modern, progressive and pluralistic democratic country. She knew that her clear and bold stance against…
This broken system
A Supreme Court bench headed by Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has directed the Sindh government to provide clean drinking water to the people of Sindh. The honourable…
PPP: the struggle within
There are many questions that the PPP leadership needs to answer in order to regain the confidence and support of the people and the glory that it has lost over…
No end in sight
The final outcome of the Islamabad sit-in doesn’t come as a surprise. The reason for this outcome is simple. What else can you expect from a visionless, confused and directionless…
After Mugabe
The week-long political drama and behind-the-scene manoeuvres in Zimbabwe have finally ended following the resignation of Robert Mugabe. This marks an extraordinary end of the tenure of the world’s oldest…
A disturbing trend
The Pakistani state has mixed religious beliefs and politics to such an extent that it has become impossible to separate the two. The use of religion by the state to…
Power struggle in the kingdom
What is happening in Saudi Arabia at the moment is a mere power game. A young and ambitious crown prince is trying to outmanoeuvre potential rivals and competitors. We have…
No surprises
The by-election in Peshawar’s NA-4 constituency failed to produce any big surprises. As expected, the PTI won this seat by a large margin. If the by-election in Lahore was all…
Poverty and economic policies
Part – I In 1992, the UN declared October 17 as the International Day to Eradicate Poverty. Since then, on this day governments around the world pledge to reduce poverty…
Politics and reforms
A number of factors have undermined the integrity of Pakistan’s electoral process over time. Widespread electoral fraud has eroded democratic development, political stability and rule of law. Successive undemocratic regimes…
Repression is no solution
The Spanish state and the capitalist ruling class are facing the most serious political and constitutional crisis since the restoration of capitalist democracy in 1977. The capitalist class is horrified…