Governance Reforms
March 30, 2019
Default by Design With the demise of Rs.320 million water fountain, built at the tax payers’ expense, an important chapter of corruption, mismanagement and irrelevance comes […]
March 30, 2019
Not the business of the state — 2 By Ardeshir Cowasjee Sunday, 23 Aug, 2009 | 09:51 AM PST DAWN On Aug 18, a letter from […]
March 30, 2019
Request to Sindh High Court for a suo moto notice This is a pro bono appeal to the Hon’able Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court […]
March 30, 2019
The displaced vs the well placed people of Pakistan “The twins were born as the mother desperately struggled with the pangs of pain, the sound of […]
March 30, 2019
Donor driven reforms The fate of reforms and projects can often be predicted by how they are described in the newspaper ads. Obscure jargon such as […]
March 30, 2019
Improving the driving license renewal process. While one may need to get a driving license made just once, there is always a need to renew this […]
March 30, 2019
83 foreigners in PK parliament The statement could do well as a headline in an eveninger, be termed as a wild allegation or even suggest a […]
March 30, 2019
‘Dum Gutka’ Only ten miles of off-roading from the main Sajawal town, the dusty uneven ‘kutcha’ track leads you to a cluster of villages where the […]
March 30, 2019
Can Pakistan protect its citizens from Ebola Introduction: The world is facing the biggest and most complex Ebola outbreak in history. On August 8, 2014, the […]
March 30, 2019
Facts and falsehoods In a rare act of irrationality, the Government of Pakistan formally announced its decision to protect the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia. A […]
March 30, 2019
Fake de-mugging scheme Part 1. The traffic light turns red forcing scores of reluctant vehicles to come to a halt. The drivers look around uneasily. Suddenly […]
March 30, 2019
Flawed Notions of honour Nicolas Chauvin a soldier in Napoleon’s army is dead and gone since a long time, but the ‘chauvinistic” attitude named after him, […]
March 30, 2019
Go back to basics The Blasphemy law was introduced in 1860 by the British Government. It prohibited damaging or defiling a place of worship or a […]
March 30, 2019
The Guv decides to go – voluntarily. Sindh has not been a lucky province when it comes to its selection of Chief Ministers and Governors. Typically […]
March 30, 2019
The Houbara Vehicles Every winter Pakistan plays host to two exceptionally diverse species of visitors. The first to arrive are the Houbara bustards, taxonomically classified as […]
March 30, 2019
How not to collect taxes Why would a government intentionally make payment of taxes a frustrating ordeal for its citizens? One needs to study the Sindh […]
March 30, 2019
How not to design a form To say that the new Identity Card Forms are user unfriendly, loaded with irrelevant requirements and require uncalled for formalities […]
March 30, 2019
The imbedded ‘Elite Protection System’ Pakistan may have voluntarily and insanely become the only nation in the world to legislate a bill that could enable a […]
March 30, 2019
Is Article 227 really necessary? If Taliban were to take over power in Pakistan (which is what their struggle is all about), what would they do […]