Right to know ACCOUNTABILITY and transparency are the two key pillars of democracy and good governance. Sadly, these two aspects have been hugely compromised by […]
Of guns and private armies Naeem Sadiq December 11, 2019 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2115048/6-guns-private-armies/ A private army (or militia) is a military or paramilitary force consisting of […]
A tipping point for Pakistan Naeem Sadiq, The News, December 21, 2019, https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/586245-tipping-point One must admit at the outset, that some of the most outstanding, upright […]
Sovereignty vs. electric cables In a small village in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan, the residents chose to live without electricity for many years because installing an […]
The Express Tribune Opinion Delinquent vehicles By Naeem Sadiq Published: January 12, 2020 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2135259/6-delinquent-vehicles/ An estimated 100,000 to 200,000 vehicles with fraudulent credentials, unabashedly roam around […]
Review and Recommendations for changes in Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act (ZARRA) The fact that the under approval ZARRA bill would find itself asphyxiated […]
“Citizens For Equal Rights” are absolutely happy to announce that after a prolonged struggle of 1 year and 2 days, numerous complaint letters, e- mails, visits […]
Neither lawful nor judicious. Parked at 0930, 13 Feb 2020, at Sindh High Court. A privately registered vehicle fraudulently posing as a Sindh High Court vehicle […]
Can Information Commissions make a difference Governments in Pakistan have traditionally been reluctant to the point of resentment when it comes to sharing information that ought […]
IT has been a tumultuous month at the World Bank. The bank’s armies of analysts and economists routinely produce research on topics ranging from best practices […]
Can Corona trigger Pakistan’s digital revolution Pandemic diseases are known to have reshaped politics, influenced social structures, demolished entrenched racial and economic patterns and altered the […]
A letter from the aggrieved and the endangered. Dear Curse Corona, On behalf of the Markhor Association of Northern Areas, the Migratory Society of Houbara Bustards, […]
Post Covid-19 Pakistan Three key obstacles ought to be addressed for Pakistan to end its endless journey of poverty, inequality and mis-governance. To limit its ‘bursting […]
FORVID-20 Forvid-20 is an imaginary virus, a poor relative of its flamboyant and famous forerunner, the Covid-19. The two operate in tandem. One overtly with symptoms […]