Hard or competent state? By Maleeha Lodhi
THERE are several aspects to the debate that has been going on in the media about a ‘hard state’. Why, …
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A hard state? By Shahab Usto
THE recent in-camera civil-military huddle at Parliament House once again unfolded three conceptual cleavages that have rent apart the polity. One, the …
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A predator state By Zahid Hussain
PAKISTAN appears to fit the definition of a ‘predator state’ which, according to economist James K. Galbraith, is “a political …
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World Water Day: a wake-up call for Pakistan By Dr Ali M Mir
Pakistan stands on the brink of a water crisis, endangering its development, the well-being of its people, and its future …
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GDP and the quality of life By Shahid Mehmood
IT is that time again — the usual boom-and-bust cycle of Pakistan’s endless economic cycle — when we begin to …
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Exit Democracy By Huma Yusuf
WHILE Pakistan clings to fantasies of hybridity regarding its political framework, the Economist Intelligence Unit has categorised it as an …
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