Pakistan's Flawed and Feudal Princess

It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex.

The Muffled Rage

These fragmented sentences and paragraphs are like those human parts and our character as a nation dispersed all over these streets of Karachi.

The Durrani Family Saga

The poor in Pakistan must be given an alternate to the clergy to take them out from the spiral of ignobility in which they are caught.

A Friend of Feudalism

The very reasons that make the west love Benazir Bhutto are the same that leave many Pakistanis with second thoughts.

Thoughts on Life Before Death

...the invading marauders, the exploitive landlords and the apathetic rulers were a threat to the family unit

On the Inside

This essay is meant to bust a few myths and communicate a few home truths about “feudalism” in this country, which many people in the urban centers of the country believe to be the reason for why things in Pakistan are so amiss.

Stuck in Stone Age

Akbar Bugti was quite successful in steering the misdirected anger of his people for the sake of his personal gains.

Is There Space for Middle Class?

Our cities are designed to be suburbia without a middle class.

Feudals and Us

From the time of King Akbar onward, mostly lower castes were converted to Islam in the second phase while tribal based conversions were mostly to Sikhism. The conversion to Islam based on tribal basis made it the majority religion in the region now compri

The obstacle in social mobility in Pakistan

Implement true Land Reforms in Pakistan, no more the facade of democracy.

In Search of Greener Pastures

It is time we drop the rhetoric and bring an end to Pakistan’s feudalism

Origins of the Modern World Capitalist Economy

Changing The Thana Culture

as time passes land holdings of Feudals continue to decrease through an ongoing evolutionary process

A Reason For Change

What is really interesting about Marianne Pearl’s interview with CNN is not what she said

Why An Interim Civilian Government will Fail

Putting up a front government will achieve simply nothing

Nuclear powers can count too!

Can we implement a new census at the dawn of the new millenium?

Crying Buddha

Three tears fell to wet the Indian desert on
This grim and horrifying day in May as ...