Tag
Pakistani society

August 27, 2018
Dos and Don'ts for Imran Khan if He Wants to Govern for 5 Years in Pakistan
By Umair Jamal
Khan should heed the lessons of his predecessors as he assumes the reins of power in Pakistan.

May 01, 2018
Democracy and Judicial Activism in Pakistan
By Umair Jamal
Is growing judicial activism in Pakistan coming at the expanse of democracy in the country?

March 31, 2018
Explaining the Origins of Conservative Pakistani Criticisms of Malala Yousafzai
By Umair Jamal
Why does Pakistan’s mainstream love to hate Malala?

March 28, 2017
Zia-ul-Haq and the ‘Islamization’ of Pakistan’s Public Universities
By Umair Jamal
The government in Pakistan needs to ensure that educational institutes in the country remain a place of learning rather than intimidation and violence.

March 06, 2017
Why Pakistan's Long-Awaited National Census Matters
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan has had to wait nearly 20 years for a national census.

October 24, 2016
Pakistan’s Broken Education System
By Umair Jamal
C.J. Dubash believes that Pakistan needs to make some strategic policy level reforms to revamp its outdated and broken education system.

August 30, 2016
Why the Pakistani State Can't Seem to Figure Out the MQM in Karachi
By Umair Jamal
By sidelining Karachi’s genuine leadership, the military is only sliding the city into a novel security and political vacuum.

July 11, 2016
The Edhi Phenomenon and the Modern World
By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
Abdul Sattar Edhi's legacy should be a lesson to Pakistan and the world.

June 26, 2016
Amjad Sabri's Killing, Religious Intolerance, and Pakistan’s New Era of Militancy
By Michael Kugelman
Anti-state terror campaigns have weakened, but anti-society militancy is gaining steam.

June 23, 2016
The Plight of Pakistan's Hindu Community
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan’s approach of defining its nationalism in opposition to India has aggravated the plight of Hindus.

January 26, 2016
Pakistan's Top General Has Decided to Retire Later This Year. So What?
By Ankit Panda
General Raheel Sharif will retire at the end of his scheduled term as chief of army staff.

November 29, 2015
Can CPEC Become a Reconciliation Force in Balochistan?
By Umair Jamal
A major infrastructure initiative between China and Pakistan could spur reconciliation in Balochistan.