Dr Niaz Murtaza

Common platform

The vision for the future is flawed. Published 29 Apr, 2025 06:21am

Unhinged America

Trump targets weak groups while the rich get tax breaks. Published 15 Apr, 2025 08:14am

Battling autocracy

The system persists and these cosmetic changes give it life. Published 18 Mar, 2025 08:21am

A year of misrule

Reforms have largely stalled under the current set-up. Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:36am

Two steps back

Divided institutions are captured by the elites. Published 18 Feb, 2025 07:54am

Captain & captains

Our politics contains a big laundry machine. Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:32am

Shaky foundations

The entity that birthed Pakistan also impeded its progress. Published 21 Jan, 2025 07:12am

House of Sharifs

Do the Sharifs deserve more stints? Updated 24 Dec, 2024 04:21pm

Enigmatic Bhuttos

The PPP’s political sins arguably dwarf others’ wrongs. Updated 10 Dec, 2024 12:41pm

Future socialisms

Ending capital’s corrupting sway is imperative. Published 26 Nov, 2024 07:32am

Economic pipe dream

No political party has produced durable growth. Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:45am

Imbalance of power

A free judiciary emerges slowly through a process of merit. Published 29 Oct, 2024 07:26am

Whose supremacy?

Democracies flounder without such balance. Published 15 Oct, 2024 08:26am

Burying democracy

One must stand against any move to tame the judiciary. Published 01 Oct, 2024 07:59am

Perverse third way

There is no sign of a transition to a better system. Published 17 Sep, 2024 08:22am

Election imbroglio

The victim parties in one election have often been aggressors/victors in others. Published 03 Sep, 2024 09:08am

Street protests

The state crushes progressive social movements Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:59am

New leadership?

New leaders don’t parachute in but rise organically. Published 06 Aug, 2024 08:22am

On the edge, again

Mere mental sledging is giving the powerful sleepless nights. Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:44am

Boom or doom?

The task is one of societal transformation. Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:53am