Tariq Ali: The Rare Breed of Principled Pakistani Progressives
Tariq Ali, despite being solidly left wing all of his life, and despite the fact that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s politics is not his cup of tea, the preeminent…
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Pakistan: Let the Nation be Free of Criminals
Looking Beyond the Obvious Political lens The current Pakistani ruling elite (few Generals and Sharif-Zardari Families), have no credibility of any kind and are well known conspirators, extornists, thugs, killers…
Pakistan: The Generals and Judges Who Betrayed the Nation
Would the Generals and Judges Learn from History? Pakistan exhibits a portrait of authoritarian anarchy, political mismanagement, injustice, and degradation in global affairs and an elusive imagination terrified by the…
Biden’s Generals in Pakistan
As the world, and especially Muslims, correctly has been focused on the Zionist genocide in Gaza, we seem to have forgotten President Biden's criminality in another part of the world.…
Pakistan Striving for Its Soul
Arrest of Imran Khan Signals Corrupt Authoritarian Order The illegitimate Sharif government makes a final stab into the body politics of Pakistan. Vengefully indoctrinated and politically paranoid and fearful thugs…
Pakistan Goes to Anarchy and Self-Destruction
Truth has its own Language The suspicious, paranoid and much hated illegitimate Sharifs, Bhuttos and the Generals are unleashing blind terror against the masses of Pakistan. The unprecedented abduction of…
Is Washington now Khan’s Buddy?
We all know that 95 percent of elite Pakistani politics is mentally challenged fairytales and gossip replete with murmurings that can be cooked up for a good story to sell…
To prevent a civil war that is about to happen in Pakistan
This idea is based on the distinguished journalist Irfan Hashmi's suggestion to prevent the imminent civil war and loss of millions of lives in Pakistan, including lives of those in…
Chaos in Pakistan: Imran Khan Takes on America and its Comprador Elites
“There is great chaos under heaven; [hence] the situation is excellent.” -Mao Zadong With staunch US support, Pakistan’s unelected “imported government” is trying to arrest former Prime Minister Imran…
Attempt to assassinate Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan
The enemies of the most honest and most popular political leader in Pakistan's history tried to assassinate him. Since they suffered major defeats in election after election, could not…
Pakistan Politics With Imran Khan
Politics in Pakistan is again creating turmoil. Media reports said: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's close aide and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Shahbaz Gill's room at Parliament Lodges was raided…
Why Imran Khan Alleges the US for the fall of his Government
Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned politician, former Prime Minister of Pakistan is found openly alleging the US administration for the fall of his elected government. In his interview to numerous national…
American-Style Colonialism and Imperialism, with Pakistan the Latest Victim
The world is littered with wreckage of many countries that fell prey to colonialism’s and imperialism’s ruthless march. All superpowers have hegemonic goals. One can only hope that such goals…
The Imperial Logics of the Pakistani Left
Pakistan has been rocked by demonstrations throughout the country since the ouster of former Prime Minister Imran Khan from power. This development has been a surprise not only to Khan's…
U.S. Role in Pakistan’s Political Crisis
Since I am originally from Pakistan and have been teaching interdisciplinary studies (including political science) at City College of San Francisco, I have been following the developments there with great…
Pakistan: Politics of Deception and Betrayal
Politics of the Few Criminals waits for Dark Future The lingering suspicion unfolds a reasoned impression that Imran Khan - the hurriedly ousted PM’s failure is the net success of…
Regime Change in Islamabad
Pakistan’s opposition is trying to overthrow Prime Minister Imran Khan with a no-confidence motion. Khan says the US sent him a threatening letter and he has proof of foreign funding…
Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s ultra-conservative inklings raise eyebrows
Widely seen as a populist with ultra-conservative inklings, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan increasingly appears to reinforce widespread traditionalist attitudes that reject religious tolerance as well as the rights of…
Protests against Pakistan Prime Minister’s comment linking rape to how women dress
Pakistan rights campaigners have accused the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan of "baffling ignorance" after the former cricketer linked how women dress to cause a rise in rape cases. In…
Pakistan’s Choice for an Islamicate Counter-Hegemony
The rapidly shifting geopolitical realities, every new emerging international security situation, and (especially) current circumstances in South Asia behoove Pakistan to treat the Kashmir issue as its top priority -…
Decoding Imran Khan: Struggle, Vision and Success
Co-Written by Peer Bilal Baba and M. Altaf Imran Khan was born in 1952 in Lahore into a well off Pashtun family. He received an oxford university education studying politics…
A Radically New Government In Pakistan?
Pakistan has a new prime minister. A remarkable man: a remarkable history-making career in cricket leading to numerous awards and records; a remarkable politician, mocked when he started, who after…
Pakistan: Poised for Challenging Political Innings with Imran’s ‘Naya’ Spin
The state of Pakistan is now poised for a change, as predicted by many in the context of the General Elections held on 25 July. Though Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s victory…
Electing the Cornered Tiger: Imran Khan in Pakistani Politics
Tariq Ali, whilst having a lunch in Knightsbridge with the Pakistani cricket colossus, Imran Khan, suggested that retirement should not be too problematic for him. (Khan had seemed gloomy, deep…
Imran Khan’s Collusion With Pakistan’s Military
The predicament of Imran Khan’s fanboys has been somewhat like the pubescent girl who falls head over heels in love with a promiscuous playboy; and when her family and friends…
Imran Khan’s PTI: The New Face of Liberal Nationalism
Although people often conflate democracy and liberalism but there is a fine distinction between politics and culture; a democratic system of governance falls in the category of politics, while liberalism,…
Imran Khan’s Faustian Bargain
The predicament of Imran Khan’s fanboys has been somewhat like the pubescent girl who falls head over heels in love with a promiscuous playboy; and when her friends try to…
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