In 2018, Pakistan witnessed the rise of new celebrity Prime Minister Imran Khan who vowed to halt dynastic politics, end corruption and boost the economy. Common Pakistanis especially the youths saw Khan as their only ray of hope. As before coming to power, Khan in his speeches pledged to root ou

 A misogynist is a person who hates or doesn’t trust women. The counterpart of misogyny is misandry, the hatred or dislike of men. A misandrist is a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against men. A philogynist is a person who strongly loves or admires women. He c

I am including Seeds of Democracy, a poem from my collection Shrine, released by Cyberwit in 2008. I plan to list a few more from time to time from this and other collections.

 I call democracy a government by discussion and it suits multicultural societies. Democracy is of the peo

According to World Bank’s latest report, Bangladesh (South Asian country) has a strong track record of development and prosperity. Over the last decade, it has been one of the world's fastest growing economies, owing to a demographic dividend, robust ready-made garment (RMG) exports, re

To tackle international anarchy, democracy is the most suitable form of government. Democracy invites every group to share power with the government, providing opportunities for everyone to participate in the formation of the government to frame policies which are in the interest of everyone. Dem

Description automatically generated with low confidenceTwo years before the pandemic had struck us, the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh in India had declared that it will eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2023 - two years before the national #endTB target (2025), and seven years before the global #e

This article is dedicated to all those who lost their lives to world's most deadly infectious disease - TB - and to those who defeated it

Is it not shocking that an ancient disease that has been with human since long before the recorded history, and is preventable and treatable, sti

A conference of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started at the Parliament House in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on March 22. This year the conference was held under the theme 'Building Cooperation for Unity, Justice and Development. The conference was ver

 Despite being South Asian countries, sharing the same religion, culture, and history, the relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh aren’t warm at the present time. 

The reason for the lukewarm relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan even after five decades of separat

January 13, 2022, marked the 50 years of bilateral ties between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Myanmar recognized Bangladesh as a sovereign state on January 13, 1972. But there weren’t any seminars, discussions, statements, reciprocation, felicitations between the two neighbors to mark the special

First it was the ditching of Ukrainians by the Orthodox Christianity where Orthodox Patriarch Kyrill backed the invasion of Ukraine by Russia (as reported at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-XZMfDy3Wo ). The Orthodox Christianity spread in Russia from Ukraine and still (like in Russia) in Ukrain

During ‘Round Table Discussion’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMEpo6h3A-s ) on March 12, 2022 over Russian invasion of Ukraine, Major General (Retd) G.D. Bakshi said that what has emboldened Prez Putin to challenge the USA to come and fight with Russia on the Ukraine front and the

Myanmar is one of Bangladesh’s closest neighbors with historic connectivity going back centuries. The 271 km long Bangladesh-Myanmar border is very important for Bangladesh due to its strategic position, although at present the area is militarized due to its ongoing internal conflicts. Were

Mankind has always needed political rulers. Even in the 4th century B.C. Chanakya / Kotilya (the most celebrated Indian political thinker), mentioned in his famous book ‘Arthshashtra’ that one should not live where there is no king. In the future too mankind will need rulers. Since th

Subject: Goondaism/Badmashi of State Institutions against people of Pakistan should be stopped and Pakistan should be saved from becoming a Failed State

Honourable Generals,

Greetings from Lahore!

The undersigned is a Lahore based sociologist.  I would like