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Zohran Mamdani's NYC Victory: Lessons For Karachi On Diversity And Urban Governance

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Born in 1991 in Uganda to parents of Indian descent who had established themselves within the South Asian diaspora of East Africa, Zohran Mamdani later migrated to the United Stat... Read More


Ensuring A Food Secure Pakistan: Experts Call For Resilient And Inclusive Food Systems

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- The "Access, Resilience, and Sustainability: Pathways to Food Security in Pakistan" policy dialogue took place in Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) featuring promine... Read More


Zohran Mamdani And The Populist Trap: Democracy, Dreams, And The Limits Of Power

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Zohran Mamdani promised so much in the Mecca of Capitalism that it triggered a question which we have been struggling with lately. Is democracy inherently populist, or are leaders... Read More


Pakistan's 27th Amendment: Redefining Judicial Independence And Executive Power

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- The question that now confronts Pakistan's constitutional soul is not just whether the judiciary should be independent, but whether that independence still serves the people. With... Read More


27th Constitutional Amendment: A Threat To Judicial Independence And Constitutional Integrity

Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- As a lawyer, I seek pardon from the honourable judiciary before I say what must be said: the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment is nothing short of a new PCO, only this time i... Read More


How Unionist Elites Switched To The Muslim League And Reshaped History

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- Elite capture' is a much-touted phrase nowadays. Or it should be said that it has remained so since the inception of electoral polity in this region. The irony is that not much has... Read More


NCA At 150: Colonial Legacies, Artistic Identity, And The Future Of Art Education

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- As the National College of Arts (NCA) in Lahore marks 150 years since its founding, there is much to celebrate and even more to reconsider. Established in 1875 as the Mayo School o... Read More


When Cameras Replace Governance: The Flawed Logic Of Sindh's E-Challan System

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- Let us begin by applauding the one unqualified success of Sindh's new e-challan system: its flawless impartiality. The recent news of a Rs. 10,000 fine issued to the vehicle of the... Read More


Mamdani's Campaign And The Question Of Political Representation In A Diverse Democracy

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- When Hannah Pitkin explored the nature of political representation in The Concept of Representation (1967), she gave us a language for understanding democracy's most enduring promi... Read More


US Policy Failures In Yemen: A Review Of Alexandra Stark's The Yemen Model

Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- is a historical account of Yemen and the United States' failure to achieve its regional security ends and policy goals in the southern Arabian country. Using the US's engagement in... Read More