Who represents whom?
The PPP is a strange political party. It has the ability to hugely disappoint or surprise one. If Bilawal Bhutto can take a bold stance against using religion as a…
Tag: feudalism
Poverty and economic policies
Part – I In 1992, the UN declared October 17 as the International Day to Eradicate Poverty. Since then, on this day governments around the world pledge to reduce poverty…
Was India feudal?
Part – I The main aim of this article is to examine the social formation that developed in India before the advent of British rule. It seeks to understand the…
Institutional imbalances
The Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify a sitting prime minister has triggered debate on issues involving civilian rule, constitutionalism and institutional imbalances. Pro-establishment intellectuals and analysts have blamed politicians while…
Politics of electables
The battle to hunt the maximum number of electables before the next general elections has begun. All the mainstream parties have started to try and win over influential candidates from…
Domestic child workers’ slave conditions
By Rukhsana Manzoor 10/02/2014 Forceful collective voice needed to end poverty and abuse In recent weeks, the deaths of five female child domestic workers has once again highlighted the menace…
Eyewitness account of Sindh floods
Hundreds of thousands displaced as flood worsens Heavy monsoon rains have continued to lash most of the Sindh and wreaked havoc in the Badin and Mirpurkhas districts and many other…
Punjab governor’s assassination silences another liberal voice
By Khalid Bhatti 11/01/2011 Religious extremism on the rise The brutal murder of Punjab Governor, Salman Taseer, by a staff member of Punjab’s supposedly professional elite force, has exposed every…
8 million people affected by devastating floods
Feudal lords and politicians’ criminal decisions led to disaster More than 8 million people have been affected by the devastating floods in Sindh province, Pakistan. Many people believe that the…
Floods raise spectre of social unrest and polarization
By Khalid Bhatti 19/09/2010 Eradication of feudalism and capitalism would free millions The PML-N (Pakistan Muslim league) leader and Chief Minister of the largest province, Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, continues…