Munawar Siddiqui

PTI’s internal squabbling

THE PTI seems to be fluctuating between internal discord, failed political manoeuvring and desperate attempts at rapprochement with the establishment. Recent developments within the party…

Protests and government

PAKISTAN’S Constitution guarantees the right to peaceful assembly, a cornerstone of democracy that allows citizens to express dissent, hold their government accountable and seek justice.…

Jobbery and nepotism

Jobbery and Nepotism are “great evil” which negate the principle of justice and in discrimination. Merit is crushed relentlessly in government and public sector jobs.…

Modi’s gimmicks failed

The voters of India awarded two powerful terms to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014-2024 but cut him to size in the recent general elections…

Health care services

THERE is around one physician for every one thousand people in Pakistan. The resulting vacuum has seemingly been filled by an assortment of quacks and…

Role of a jail

In the theory of rehabilitative justice, jails are supposed to be rehabilitation centres where first-time offenders should ideally be trained to respect the law and…

Fabricated information

IN Pakistan, Imran Khan’s PTI Party actively used social media for its political goals and managed to create a narrative despite opposition from mainstream media.…

Spreading drug menace

THE Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in a crackdown on drug supply in educational institutions of twin cities, seized 2.4 kg of hashish from an accused who…

Justice delayed is justice denied

WILLIAM Ewart Gladstone, a prominent British statesman, used the maxim “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied,” in a speech in 1868. The concept behind this maxim…

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