Dr Niaz Murtaza
The system persists and these cosmetic changes give it life.
Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:21am
Reforms have largely stalled under the current set-up.
Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:36am
Divided institutions are captured by the elites.
Published 18 Feb, 2025 07:54am
Our politics contains a big laundry machine.
Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:32am
The entity that birthed Pakistan also impeded its progress.
Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:12am
Do the Sharifs deserve more stints?
Updated 24 Dec, 2024 04:21pm
The PPP’s political sins arguably dwarf others’ wrongs.
Updated 10 Dec, 2024 12:41pm
Ending capital’s corrupting sway is imperative.
Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:32am
No political party has produced durable growth.
Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:45am
A free judiciary emerges slowly through a process of merit.
Published 29 Oct, 2024 07:26am
Democracies flounder without such balance.
Published 15 Oct, 2024 08:26am
One must stand against any move to tame the judiciary.
Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:59am
There is no sign of a transition to a better system.
Published 17 Sep, 2024 08:22am
The victim parties in one election have often been aggressors/victors in others.
Published 03 Sep, 2024 09:08am
The state crushes progressive social movements
Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:59am
New leaders don’t parachute in but rise organically.
Published 06 Aug, 2024 08:22am
Mere mental sledging is giving the powerful sleepless nights.
Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:44am
The task is one of societal transformation.
Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:53am
We need civilian sway and political legitimacy.
Published 25 Jun, 2024 08:19am
Democratic gains are being lost.
Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:27am
