The purpose of this paper is to share observations on issues which need to be further investigated to set direction for democratic social change in Pakistan. You may add more questions and/ or volunteer to write on some of the questions raised in this paper. Class, power and Social Change Power of capital under...
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Will Secretary EAD stand up to answer the queries on misuse of US Tax Payer’s money? Trust for Voluntary organizations (TVO) a distinguished grant making facility is slowly dying an unnatural death due to bureaucratic neglect. It is pertinent to note here that TVO was established in 1988 under Special Development Fund (SDF)...
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Pakistan Tehreek –i-Insaf (PTI) has been labeled as the latest horse entered in the power race by Pakistan’s Civil and Military establishment. It is said that it is a desperate move to retain the faith of masses in an obsolete and rotten political system based on dynastic politics and corruption. PTI has been accused...
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Pakistani politics is back to populist show off by different political parties to lure back disappointed, cynical and apathetic voters to their folds. The recipe for mustering street power consists of two components; wild accusations and tall promises. It is more like a replay of Punjabi films of yester years than a well thought...
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Political leadership in Pakistan can be placed in four distinct categories: honest and competent, honest and incompetent, dishonest and competent and dishonest and incompetent. Honesty can be judged by following indicators: keeping up promises (constitutional or electoral), upholding principled stand in the face of narrow group or party interests, preferring compliance with ethical norms...
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Imran Khan has lately addressed large public gatherings in Gujranwala and Faisalabad. He has made tall claims about bringing an end to corruption if he comes to power. However, for the last more than a decade, since he entered active politics, he has not revealed his programme for bringing an end to corruption. Does...
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While there is a heated debate going on about Pakistan’s future without American Economic Assistance, it is important to know that we need to ask many more questions to be able to answer this question. No single individual or institution may be in a position to answer all these questions. But together we may...
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CSOs, communities and government Traditionally the territory around the village belonged to the Feudal chiefs. The villagers could only beg or steal from it. Feudal authority was exercised with an iron hand and the forests were well preserved. Now that the iron hand has been removed, the territory is ownerless and derelict. Its resources...
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We are passing through the worst economic and moral crisis in the history of Pakistan. There is a leadership vacuum and people don’t how to bring about a change in their lives. It is time to narrate the story of a community activist who started from scratch to improve the livelihoods of people in...
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