In a report released on June 5, 2025 GRAIN, an international organization that has consistently researched and campaigned for food security and sovereignty of global south and its communities, has…
In Pakistan, the drumbeat of democracy often rings hollow. While elections are held and parliaments are formed, a different, darker narrative unfolds in parallel — one marked by the systematic…
From its inception in 1947, Pakistan has grappled with the contradictions of building a unified nation-state from deeply diverse parts. While religion was positioned as the glue that could hold…
Since its turbulent birth in 1947, Pakistan’s journey has been defined by a deep and persistent struggle between the promise of civilian governance and the realities of military dominance. Time…
From Proxy Wars Against India to Internal Collapse — The Grim Legacy of Pakistan’s Strategic Miscalculations In the complex tapestry of modern terrorism, few states have played as pivotal —…
In Pakistan today, identity is not merely personal—it is political, bureaucratic, and frequently perilous. As the country reels from economic distress, intensifying political contestation, and social unrest, the question of…
To an outsider, Pakistan’s ruling class appears schizophrenic, perpetually swinging between Washington and Beijing, using each as leverage against the other. While Pakistan’s geostrategic importance allows this game for now,…
Siting in a protest camp in the freezing weather of Quetta during the peak of winters isn’t easy but for a medical student like Saima Baloch, it is a matter…
The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) expresses total solidarity with detained former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who has been imprisoned since August 2023 by a military regime…
"From the scenes we saw, it looked like the war between Palestine and Israel. A bloody game has been played and brutality is too small a word for what these…
November 24th was designated as the global day of protest for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned by the Pakistani military and political…
Pakistan the ‘Land of Pure’ finds itself at a crossroads, with the people pushed to the brink by a corrupt system that has termited democracy, human rights, and the rule…
Two weeks after the killing of Hezbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah, political movements throughout the world, and especially in the Global South, continue to mourn what they believe is a monumental loss.…
It is compellingly said that the Zionist genocide in Gaza is the moral issue of our lifetimes. That is, regardless of your strong stands on other social issues of our day -…
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…
Here, we have a devastating indictment of state terror in Pakistan by our indefatigable comrade, Khadijah Shah - the prominent Pakistani public figure and political activist. After being violently harassed, abused,…
A PTI report in The Times of India published on August 24, 2024 stated that Pakistan is in talks with banks in the Middle-East to borrow approximately USD 4 billion…
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…
History Lessons for Pakistani Generals and Political Conspirators Pakistan is fast getting entrapped into internal intrigues, political chaos and failing systems of governance, public institutions, legal justice and accountability. Its…
National Freedom Won by the People but Lost by the Neo-Colonial Generals and Elite Evil is evil if not stopped, it becomes a habit then a tradition, so is the…
Pakistan's prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, declared the 28th of May as a public holiday. Indeed, the House of Sharif, the family in control of one of the two dynastic political parties…
The Nation Besieged by Few Generals and Political Monsters Pakistan for over 76 years lost its essence of national freedom which was achieved by a people-oriented movement for independence from…
During the busy evening commute hour on March 14, supporters from Tehreek-e-Insaf (the Movement of justice or PTI) the political party of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, protested…
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the country’s former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was hanged 44 year ago after being convicted of murder, did not get a fair…
The Nation Degraded by Complicit Generals and Political Criminals The defiant Generals and indicted political criminals claiming to be the winners of current national elections and custodian of democracy display a…
The famous quote by Karl Marx, which has endured throughout history, serves as a constant reminder that history is cyclical and frequently proceeds in a tragicomic rhythm in which serious…
Corrupt Elite is always Self-Deceptive and Fearful Every dictator is a despot in heart and an enemy of himself and the nation. They contribute nothing to build a nation or…
The Nation Becomes Victim of Futile Elections A nation already at the edge of socioeconomic and crises of moral and political integrity becomes victim of authoritarian tyranny, political sinisterism and…
The Nation Lost Time and Opportunities for Political Change Pakistan represents traces of compelling authoritarian tyranny, stupidity, political sinisterism of rooted insolence of lost wisdom and hopes for a navigational…
Pakistan's elections just days ago both lived up to expectations, and did not. What was predicted was the electoral tampering, rigging, and outright fraud that was a central feature of the…
Scheduled for February 8, the upcoming elections for Pakistan’s National Assembly and provincial assemblies hold significant importance against the backdrop of numerous upheavals in the country. Notably, the recent arrest…
Pakistan, the Muslim-majority country of 241 million, is about to vote in a civilian parliament on February 8. Sadly, its most popular democratic leader – Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan – will…
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…
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.…
The Generals who could not think to Serve the Nation Pakistan is in the midst of a fraudulent trajectory of national elections. Progressive nations produce new, educated and intelligent people…
How We, the People got to Disdained Present? The new, educated and proactive generations of Pakistanis wonder why the country and its systems of governance are dysfunctional, corrupt and self-destructive. …
The peripheries, i.e. those living on the geographical fringes of a country or region, have their own torments and woes. They are ignored by the center in many ways, but…
Militarization of a nation embodies ruthless purging of its thinking hubs, hopes and moral and intellectual capacity to change and envision a sustainable future. Are the Pakistani Generals a replica…
The Nation Lost its Credibility and Strategic Direction Pakistan’s Neo-colonial elite continued to ruthlessly purge any public dissent against the most hated and most feared ones. The British Raj debacles…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
They want to Arrest Imran Khan and Destabilize the Country Is Pakistani politics is a game of deception, betrayal and dishonesty to the national interest? Pakistan’s trajectory of current affairs…
More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations. Even as the…
by Azhar Imran and Zerrish Khan During the days after former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from office, there was jubilation by the Pakistani liberal-left. But they figured out…
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 has suffered its worst ever floods this year, resulting in over 1700 deaths, nearly 13,000 seriously injured persons and damage estimated at around $40 billon. UNICEF stated in a…
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…
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…
A Nation, its Freedom and Future in Crisis For long, Pakistan portrays a hybrid political culture – part human and part vulture overwhelmed with traditions of neo-colonialism, elite control, neglectful…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On January 10, 2022, National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf said, “It [Pakistan] is still not [free from US influence] and I doubt that there is any country which is free…
Pakistan, ostensibly created to safeguard the interest of the Muslims of India, but in actual fact to save the Muslim landowners of West Pakistan from land reforms which were on…
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…
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