Progressive Pakistan

People suffering from inferiority complex are always in quest of power and authority, be that a lucrative job in government,a slot in political landscape,a decent post in corporate sector or assuming a respectable position in a clan, tribe or least would be a dominant , eldest brother /sister or strict father-cum-power freak heading a nuclear or extended family.Let us critically analyze the life of a power freak. A family living under the same roof as an organization where it's members are inextricably connected with each other , sharing every thick and thin are also in power struggle in one way or other. Ostensibly the blue eyed child who could be a sister or a brother mostly eldest among siblings with inflated ego enjoys the preference in the family, and cold shoulder is given to rest of the children. The priority and privilege are neither based on intellect and sacrifices for the family nor merit rather it purely depends on the orthodox and old schooled father to the side he ...

  Hasnain Ramal is one of the staunch nationalist voices of Gilgit-Baltistan.He has played a pivotal role to morph left-wing progressive politics of the region.His political ideology about Gilgit-Baltistan is far different from others.He asserts Gilgit-Baltistan a disputed territory stipulated in UNCIP resolutions.  Therefore he lays emphasis on it's political resolution as per UNCIP resolutions without exacerbating Kashmir cause.Precisely he demands implementation of State Subject Rule ,withdrawal of Pakistan Army from the disputed region and right to self-determination.He raised few questions while he was behind bars,that are still unanswered. His activism on social media also circumscribes his demands.He speaks volumes on constitutional rights,privatization,land acquisition and against resentment in Gilgit-Baltistan.The reasons he is behind bars.His incarceration for the second time could not wane his political standing on the cause as he still stands high on pedestal witho...

The sacred Civil-Military bureaucracy hides colonial legacy if history is unveiled.After the inception of Pakistan the economy of the nascent state was in turmoil.Therefore foreign aid was doled out to alleviate poverty and help elevate economic indicators of the country but unfortunately the aid was materialised to strengthen both civil and military bureaucracy behind the facade of external threats from the neighboring countries. The officialdom and administrators were deployed to rule the public. Herculean efforts were made using public offices to atomize and stratify society for private gains.Tens of thousands of people migrated from India to Pakistan dreaming of a change but that change remained a tax code which rewarded those lobbyists who wrote it instead of the workers and small businesses who deserve it. Fuedal lords and Industrialists started allying with bureaucracy in quest of power ,authority and to reach parliament in exchange for giving clean chit to bureaucracy so that...