Author Archives: Mohammad Waseem
20th March, 2012
An hourglass society
POLITICS in Pakistan operates at two thinly connected levels representing a non-delivering ruling mechanism at one end, and perennially and potentially protesting masses at the other.
POLITICS in Pakistan operates at two thinly connected levels representing a non-delivering ruling mechanism at one end, and perennially and potentially protesting masses at the other.
6th March, 2012
Senate gains and losses
THE 2008 elections cast their shadow on the Senate elections first in 2009 as a reflection of a transition to democracy and then in 2012 — significantly though ironically — despite the recent political developments
THE 2008 elections cast their shadow on the Senate elections first in 2009 as a reflection of a transition to democracy and then in 2012 — significantly though ironically — despite the recent political developments
21st February, 2012
The games they play
THE passage of the 20th Amendment in the National Assembly has kicked off election talk if not election fever.
THE passage of the 20th Amendment in the National Assembly has kicked off election talk if not election fever.
7th February, 2012
Divided we lose
THE judiciary has divided the nation. There are those who support its various contentions against the executive based on the law and legal proceedings.
THE judiciary has divided the nation. There are those who support its various contentions against the executive based on the law and legal proceedings.
24th January, 2012
Rethinking the discourse
THOSE of us who participate in intellectual discussion through reading and writing, speaking on TV or in other public forums, or indulge in an exchange of opinion in various informal social settings constantly interact with
THOSE of us who participate in intellectual discussion through reading and writing, speaking on TV or in other public forums, or indulge in an exchange of opinion in various informal social settings constantly interact with
10th January, 2012
A hydra-headed conflict
THE memo affair shows that there is a hydra-headed conflict in Pakistan. It has sent all the decorum and the vertical and horizontal arrangement of the state authority that underscored the political dynamics down the drain.
THE memo affair shows that there is a hydra-headed conflict in Pakistan. It has sent all the decorum and the vertical and horizontal arrangement of the state authority that underscored the political dynamics down the drain.
27th December, 2011
Dangerous moments
IN recent days, Pakistan experienced extremely tense moments, ranging from a series of memogate revelations hitting right, left and centre, followed by their reverberation in the Supreme Court hearings, to
IN recent days, Pakistan experienced extremely tense moments, ranging from a series of memogate revelations hitting right, left and centre, followed by their reverberation in the Supreme Court hearings, to
13th December, 2011
A conflict zone
WHAT is most in jeopardy? Relations between Washington and Islamabad, between the civil and military wings of the state
WHAT is most in jeopardy? Relations between Washington and Islamabad, between the civil and military wings of the state
29th November, 2011
Big change, small screen
THE TV screen is rapidly politicising the public. The 24/7 news channels show the actual faces of politicians, judges, criminals as well as men in uniform, including police and Rangers, on the screen
THE TV screen is rapidly politicising the public. The 24/7 news channels show the actual faces of politicians, judges, criminals as well as men in uniform, including police and Rangers, on the screen
15th November, 2011
Political realignment?
IMRAN Khan is the talk of the town. Is the political landscape changing? Are the contenders of power realigning? Khan’s gain at the Minar-i-Pakistan is generally understood as the PML-N’s loss
IMRAN Khan is the talk of the town. Is the political landscape changing? Are the contenders of power realigning? Khan’s gain at the Minar-i-Pakistan is generally understood as the PML-N’s loss
