Munawar Siddiqui

PTI’s internal squabbling
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- February 24, 2025
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- December 8, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- October 31, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- June 23, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- May 29, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- May 23, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- April 17, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- April 13, 2024
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
- By Munawar Siddiqui
- August 22, 2023
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…