One of the major companions and helpers of corruption an illness eating away the substance of the Pakistani state, its institutions and its people is perjury. The meaning of perjury is to lie in court under oath, the giving of false evidence is already a criminal offence in Pakistan punishable by law. According to the…
Dear Readers, Surrounded by threats and challenges both internal and external, Pakistan’s security patterns of internal challenges include bad governance, corrupt and fragile institutions, political instability, weak economy, etc. A principle challenge is militancy and extremism that has taken thousands of innocent lives. We live in a hostile neighbourhood where Pakistan’s relations with India, Afghanistan and…
At Gwadar, a Belgian company SIX CONSTRUCT is engaged in the construction of a Fish Harbour for US$ 45 million provided mostly under Belgian Grant/ Soft Aid. A telephone and telegraph facility based on DOMSAT satellite has recently been inaugurated. The fish catch in the area will justify the size of the facilities, the harbour…
Since independence, Pakistan has been dependent upon only one Sea-port, Karachi, for its maritime communications. Most of the industries came up in Karachi because of the port or in the vicinity. From little more than a sleepy fishing village at the beginning of the century (population 100,000) to a population of about half a million…
If any other country in the world had the type of coast that Pakistan has, long stretches of virgin beaches with vast empty spaces hinterland, it would have been commercially exploited to the limit by now. But Pakistani planners being what they are, more akin to a mule with blinders, their focus has been more…
To provide justice is a central endeavour of any human society and the aim of any state. However not all human societies have the same idea about what is just. That means, the idea of justice is different in different cultures and it changes over time. The understanding of justice in a tribal or a…
Imran Khan has made the fight against corruption a central if not the central point of his government’s political program. That is at it should be. Relatively a young state, Pakistan was created in 1947 with the intention voiced by Quaid-e Azam to save Indian Muslims from Hindu rule in a majority-based political system and…
The imperial form of police infrastructure that Pakistan inherited was deliberately created to serve the British rulers rather than promote harmony, security and adherence to the law. The Police Act of 1861 has never changed except for minor amendments. Even the new laws introduced by the Provinces retain more or less the essence of the original…
Apart from fighting corruption, improving governance is one of the major problems of Pakistan. Bad governance means that the state and its institutions are not fulfilling their tasks. This disturbs the service delivery for the citizens and makes their lives miserable, prevents the economy from taking off by delaying, mismanaging and hindering investment and wasting…
This years meeting in Davos has been overshadowed by a not so bright situation worldwide. The growth forecast of the IMF has just been diminished and Chancellor Merkel has just warned that the global financial system is damaged significantly. Climate change and trade wars are other dangerous developments that threaten our global economy. Other than…
