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Will Constitutional Amendment Lead to More Order Or More Chaos?
Pakistan’s 26th constitutional amendment package was passed on October 21, 2024. Supporters of the government claim things will calm down on the political front...
Without Structural Reforms, Economy Will Not Grow
Pakistan’s economic growth remains tepid because of deep structural imbalances. According to a report by the State Bank of Pakistan, these remain “falling investments,...
Constitutional Amendment Needs More Transparency
The passage of any constitutional amendment in any country is a controversial issue but even more in a country like Pakistan where the omnipotent...
Freedom of peaceful assembly Is Sacrosanct: HRCP to Government
The Pakistani state, whether central or provincial, has always viewed any difference of opinion as dissent. Every day we see examples of such behavior.
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Constitutional Protections Exist As Aspiration, Pakistanis Are Denied Basic Rights
77 years after independence Pakistan is on shaky ground regarding human freedoms. In a recent review by the UN Human Rights Committee that carries...
Pakistan Needs more Politics Not Protests
Pakistan’s reputation globally is of a country perennially in crisis mode and images of protests and chaos on the streets of its capital and...
The State Needs to Ensure No Citizen Goes Hungry
77 years after Independence the Pakistani state has yet to ensure that each one of its 240 million citizens have access to food, clothing...
Access to Water is the Right of Every Pakistani Citizen
It is inexplicable and a devastating critique of the Pakistani state that 77 years after independence, almost half of Pakistan’s urban population go without...
The Pakistani State has Itself to Blame for Rising Bigotry & Violence
Religious violence and religiously motivated bigotry has long been prevalent in Pakistani society and has never been a genuine priority for the Pakistani state....
HRCP: State Failing in Duty to Protect Citizens in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The first duty of any state is protecting the life and property of its citizens. The Pakistani state has consistently failed to do so...
Pakistanis Want a New Deal; The Deep State Wants More Control
For the last 77 years the Pakistani military – intelligence establishment has retained its control, whether through direct rule or indirect rule. They have...
Pakistan’s 24th IMF Loan Will Not Resolve Its Structural Economic Crisis
The government of Pakistan must be breathing a sigh of relief that the IMF has approved a $7 billion bailout program for 37 months....
Pakistan’s Abysmal Investment in the Future of Its Children
The first role of any government is to take care of its citizens and invest in human capital. Unfortunately, that has never been the...
To Be Taken Seriously on TTP, Pakistan Needs to Crackdown on All Jihadi Groups
Pakistan faces a multiplicity of crisis including a security crisis at the heart of which is the Pakistani state’s decades long policy of using...
Pakistan Faces A Chikungunya Epidemic, Needs a Drastic Solution
The first priority of any state is to protect its citizens, from foreign and domestic threats. Basic healthcare is one of the provisions that...
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