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Mainstreaming Gilgit-Baltistan
The ongoing discussions about the political mainstreaming of Gilgit-Baltistan has captured media attention across the country. Bringing GB under the constitutional ambit of Pakistan as its fifth... → Read More
Ehsaas and the way forward
The writer is a social development and policy adviser, and a freelance columnist based in Islamabad.In my previous article, ‘Inclusive social protection policy’ which was published in... → Read More
Refugee stories
According to the UNHCR, there are some 70.8 million forcibly displaced people across the world today including 41.3 million internally displaced persons, 25.9 million refugees and some 3.5 million... → Read More
Academics and rural development
It will take no less than an academic book to capture the journey of rural transformation in Pakistan for being one of the countries with the largest rural development initiatives in the Global... → Read More
Building on the Ehsaas debate
On September 17, 2019 the Government of Pakistan disseminated its Ehsaas Strategy to seek input and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders including government officials and the public at large.... → Read More
Accountability and labor rights
The National Accountability Bureau has apparently become more prudent in reviewing and disposing of low-profile pending cases in recent days. According to the organisation's officials, there was a... → Read More
A collective vision for Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan has recently seen peace, tranquility and social harmony after being plagued by sectarian violence for nearly three decades.Many people think that this peace and tranquility is... → Read More
Understanding the Kashmir dispute
For the last three decades, the mayhem in Indian-held Kashmir continues to define Indo-Pak policies and our perception of regional politics in South Asia. The Kashmiri people have continued to... → Read More
Building on the poverty debate
In response to my article ‘Poverty and social protection’ published in these pages on June 27, 2019, Dr Kaiser Bengali wrote an interesting piece ‘Poverty debate’ .The views... → Read More
Hunza: beyond tourism
All praise to nature for endowing the land of Gilgit-Baltistan with magical beauty. Accentuated by topographical diversity, seasonal variations and demographic plurality GB presents a unique... → Read More
Intellect and action
Never blindly believe in stories coming from a distant land or very distant persons until you see them happening yourself is one of the simple principles at work while authenticating the truth... → Read More
Faith and civil society
In my previous article in these pages , I discussed the paradox of collective freedom in faith-based communities. The article led to a heated debate around the existential challenges of faith-based... → Read More
Dilemmas from the periphery
Culture is a contested concept which encompasses a variety of dimensions of human life including social cohesion, collective experience, self-expression and creation of art as its constituent... → Read More
Poverty and social protection
Last week I met with some senior officials of an international financial institution at the Cabinet Division in Islamabad. We discussed, at length, some core issues related to poverty alleviation... → Read More
Media and development
What has gone wrong with our economy? This is the most frequently asked question in Pakistan these days – particularly on TV talk shows. On a private TV channel last week, I was asked a... → Read More
Politics and alliances
The sombre nights of Islamabad these days may herald yet another era of political pessimism, deals and intrigues. The dull capital could soon be animated by the political hullaballoo of the... → Read More
The twist in the tale
Politics is a strange affair with no permanent friends and foes. It is often a game of war and love, unfolding a new story with each passing day, a saga with a hero and a villain. The hero may turn... → Read More
Invest in institutions of the poor
In my previous article, , published May 25, 2019, I promised my readers to provide some deeper analysis of poverty reduction programmes and their management at an apex poverty alleviation... → Read More
How does poverty alleviation work?
Poverty alleviation programmes in Pakistan have failed to achieve the desired outcomes over the years. When we look at the state of multidimensional poverty in the South Asian context, Pakistan is... → Read More
The peace player
“My concert tour in Pakistan will always be a most memorable and special time in my heart. The respect and honour given to me was truly humbling. To have been gifted the ‘Shamla’... → Read More