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The Rocky Road Ahead
May 24th, 2013
Following is an article published in Daily Dawn by columnist Abbas Nasir who is also former editor of Dawn. A WEEK after a majority of the registered voters exercised their democratic right it is time for some reflection and to assess how the scenario will pan out. What’s sticking like a sty in my eye [...]
Social Networks and Democracy – Joshua Tucker
May 22nd, 2013
In light of the recent buzz on Social media and its effect on campaigning, New-Pakistan is posting this study which finds “no relationship between usage of Facebook/Twitter and participation in post-election protests” in Russia. The following guest post is from political scientists Ora John Reuter and David Szakonyi Foreign policy pundits have been bullish about [...]
Hell is other people? – Saroop Ijaz
May 20th, 2013
Following is a cross-blog post from Express Tribune. Author, Saroop ijaz, is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore and can be reached at saroop.ijaz@tribune.com.pk The chief minister (CM)-designate for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has already made the silliest statement for the next few years, or at least, let us hope so; as [...]
Minorities in a Naya Pakistan
May 17th, 2013
The following article was published in The Hindu. The author, Ayesha Siddiqa, is a commentator based in Islamabad and author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy Naya Pakistan is the new buzzword in the country. It is the campaign slogan of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and it speaks to those who are seeking not [...]
The morning after – Saroop Ijaz
May 15th, 2013
Following is an article published in Express Tribune. The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore saroop.ijaz@tribune.com.pk To wake up hammered, disoriented, with a headache in an unfamiliar place with a stranger on the side is unnerving. It might be exhilarating or it might be mortifying, yet it will [...]
Democracy wins, federation loses – Farahnaz Ispahani
May 13th, 2013
Following article was published in The Hindu. Author, Farahnaz Ispahani, is a former member of Pakistan’s Parliament and media adviser of the co-chairman of the PPP, President Asif Ali Zardari While Nawaz Sharif has won the election decisively, he faces the challenge of reaching out beyond his main base in Punjab to the rest of [...]





