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Imran Khan could not have made a more promising start of his political career than his last year’s first mammoth rally in Lahore on 30 October. It had taken him almost 15 years to turn his Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf into a party that has a conspicuous presence in the Pakistani politics, where you could at least […]
The Karachi rally organized by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F on Friday had every flavour that a political gathering requires to succeed, provided one grasps the nuances of politics. However, paradoxically, it did not get the kind of attention by the media that, say, other political rallies have lately got. By flavours of success, I do not mean […]
All the same, economic aspect of humanitarian aid plays a vitally important role in shaping the course of conflict. Aid can also provide a stimulus for the continuation of conflict, for example, by paying relatively high wages to local people employed by international aid agencies. Imported food aid can undermine the local economy and make […]
Humanitarian Assistance Previously, this author had dwelled on Post-conflict Peacebuilding which – arguably, has drawn little attention in the country. But as Pakistan has witnessed a number of conflicts since its inception, especially after the commencement of war in Afghanistan (so-called War on Terror) in 2001, a number of conflicts have also popped up in […]
This is the third and last part of the series of the articles which reflected over the post-conflict peacebuilding. After talking about the different phases of post-conflict peacebuilding and the complexities it almost invariably has. The articles argued that despite potentially well-intentioned decisions and hectic efforts, the results are often contrary to what’s planned. Therefore, […]
The first part of the article briefly took to account the complexities the process of post-conflict peacebuilding involves. While there is an array or problems invariably influencing the peacebuilding process, the most important of all is the relevant organizations’ ability to effectively discharge their responsibility. Their failure may result in the essentially undesirable result of […]
Post-conflict Peacebuilding The concept of post-conflict peacebuilding has drawn scarce attention in Pakistan even though conflicts of all sorts, including the destructively violent ones, have affected the country. While peacebuilding has many variants around the world, I will try to specfically focus the Liberalization and Democratization internationally. Divided into three parts, this is a series […]
The chief of his faction of Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif, is facing unusually tough ride these days. The party is beset with multiple challenges due to a host of reasons; each staring in the eyes of this leader hailing from the Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab. The biggest crisis that recently reared its head […]
All eyes were on Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on 27th December, the 4th anniversary of Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto who was assassinated outside Liaqat Bagh Rawalpindi on the same day in 2007. Hundreds of thousands of mourners and Pakistan People’s Party workers thronged the town which they revere for all Bhuttos, from Pakistan’s […]
The ongoing tussle between the powerful Egyptian military and secular parties, if not rupturing the inherent fabric of society, has opened new fissures. In a precariously combustible political situation, the mayhem witnessed on the streets of Cairo points to the inability of the state to find any practical solution apart from resorting to violent force. […]
The apparently growing popularity of Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan seems to have hit many a nerve in the political circles of Punjab. Considered to be the stronghold of the PML-N the province provides a lifeline to the PML-N if it wants to remain politically relevant. However, the successful PTI rally in Lahore […]
One would expect that with the advent of winters it was a spell of frigid cold that gripped the capital, Islamabad. However, it was the rising political temperatures that chilled the environment. The unscheduled visit of President Asif Ali Zardari opened the floodgates of speculations and rumours, triggering concerns if the country was ready to […]
