MULTOO: THE UNCHALLENGED GANGLAND KING (2)
Multoo and his gang frequently engaged in notorious acts, which the public viewed as blatant barbarity and an open defiance of the law. As previously mentioned, local authorities were deeply complicit in the gang’s criminal enterprise, going so far as to provide legal cover for their nefarious activities when needed. For example, the gang would […]
System is failing us
Mr. Ramzan’s (assumed name) story is a deeply moving human document. It is more than just a personal recollection; it is an oral history that captures how macroeconomic shifts, technological changes, and institutional decay alter the daily lives of the most vulnerable. Through his eyes, we see a vivid contrast between a low-income but high-security […]
PROSPECTS OF LONGEVITY AND DURABILITY OF US IRAN PEACE DEAL
Through a months-long squabbling and blaming, the USA and Iran has finally agreed to give peace a chance. The deal, if succeeds and ends in win-win situation for the involved actors, it would also lead towards the virtual end of approximately four decades of active hostility among them. While peeping through the announced framework for […]
Local Government Fiasco
It is a striking paradox: while local governments are meant to be the bedrock of a healthy democracy, in Pakistan, they have historically been taken for granted and treated more like an afterthought or a political threat by upper tiers of power. When functioning correctly, local bodies act as a vital nursery for future national […]