Malik Tariq Ali

Citizenship and nationality — difference
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- April 3, 2024
SANITY must prevail, and only citizens of Pakistan must be allowed affiliation or membership of political parties registered here. Loyalty and commitment to Pakistan must…

Significance of 23 March
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 23, 2024
TWO events occurred on 23 March which played a significant role in the history of Pakistan. The first occurred on 23 March 1940, near Lahore…

Austerity must start from top
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 19, 2024
The economic crisis which inflicts this country, could have been avoided, if those at helm of affairs since 1958, had acted in the national interest.…

Pakistan’s economic challenges and IMF
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 16, 2024
PAKISTAN total external debt is $131.2 Billion as on December 2023 and it has to pay about $7Billion to IMF in the next 5 years.…

Truth and reconciliation, healing process
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 10, 2024
THE toxic polarization, intolerance, lack of democratic credentials and absence of ethics in governance, built over past decades, today poses a threat to the very…

Political maturity and governance
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 4, 2024
A politician can ride the populist wave, win electoral seats in a democracy, but his success or failure to deliver lies solely on his political…

Change we must, else!
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- March 3, 2024
THE whole political landscape in Pakistan has changed, and by the next elections, due in 2029, another group of young voters, almost 25Million, will be…

Political landscape and demographic changes
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- February 21, 2024
According to UN statistics, youth below the age of 30 years constitute 64% of Pakistan’s total population. In 2018, almost 37.86% were below 14 years…

Not a bed of roses
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- February 16, 2024
PAKISTAN faces enormous economic hardships. Unfortunately no political party was seen raising these basic issues during their respective election campaign. Civil society and responsible individuals…

Split mandate haunts political stability
- By Malik Tariq Ali
- February 13, 2024
THE 8 February elections have given a split mandate, with no single political party having a simple majority, to form a government, or be capable…