Volume 6, No. 4, April 2024
Editor: Rashed Rahman
The origin of the Establishment and decay of the Pakistan Movement
Rafi Pervaiz Bhatti
Jinnah had certainly achieved the impossible by creating a sense of separate nationhood among the Muslims of India, but the composition of the Muslim League (ML) leadership did not provide the stuff needed for carrying forward the promise contained in the Pakistan Movement.
Mir Mohammad Ali Talpur
The Period of Ambiguity and the latest Insurgency
The split meant Mir Hazar went openly into the arms of the Pakistani state. That meant a person who could have helped the armed struggle that began later was neutralised.
Dr Farooq Bajwa
If war is said to be too serious a business to leave to Generals, then writing a military history is certainly too important to be left to retired Generals.
Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri
Introduction
There are varying types of populism. However, we can agree to an extent that if the brand of populism espouses good governance, equitable socio-economic development and vies to uphold democratic ideals, then it is a win-win for democracy rather than a threat, not the least because it ignites democratic activism in people via calls for ‘people’s power’.
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
I.
On January 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of Pakistan – the last institutional resort for justice for the people and state of Pakistan – rendered a decision that has bitterly divided the legal community and public opinion.