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By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar It has been a month since the so-called unity government came to power. It still seems
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Politics
The pied piper syndrome
We are faced with an intolerant generation that is self-righteous, hates dissent and wants everyone to think one way – which is their way. In short, we are reaping the fruits of the seeds we had sown ourselves in our classrooms and society at large. Today it is the misogynist, fascist Imran Khan, tomorrow it can be a right-wing extremist force which will use the same herd to its own advantage and ruin the already religiously intolerant and anti-women society.
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Globalization isn’t the problem — capitalism is
The Right has hijacked the vision of a life beyond neoliberal globalization. It’s time for a new progressive internationalism, one that puts solidarity and justice over corporate profits.
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Undermining the people’s will
The book covers one manifestation of authoritarianism as defined by the author and follows a set structure. There is a historical overview — in some instances beginning from the colonial era — consisting of key events which illustrate the issue.
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Vulgar vengeance in Pakistani politics
Secret video recordings and their use against opponents By Hasan Mujtaba Probably reaching its height in the tug of war
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Six reasons why US did not depose IK from office
By Ahmad Faruqui If ever there was a conspiracy to block the democratic process in Pakistan, it was carried out
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Cases under blasphemy laws against PTI leadership widely condemned
News desk Was the Masjid-e-Nabwi incident an orchestrated event? This is what several people had asked at the time. Now
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Unions in 2022
By Zeenat Hisam “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” — Albert Einstein THE Covid-19 pandemic, which destroyed
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Progressive forces urged to unite against capitalism, imperialism
News desk On the occasion of the International Day of Workers (May Day), the Awami Workers Party (AWP) has called
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Class, nation, empire
By Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Labour Day, an occasion steeped in great significance, synonymous with working class politics as well as
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Book review: The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan
The book, titled The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan Fear, Desire and Revolutionary Horizons is an interpretation of the contemporary global economic and political scenario and opportunities for revolutionary politics as an alternative.
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Billionaires like Musk don’t know about democracy
By Paris Marx Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has bought Twitter. Musk says he’s trying to safeguard democracy and
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Major financial scandal awaits Imran Khan?
Arif Naqvi is under house arrest in the UK. He has been close to Imran Khan since the ’90s and
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IK: anti-imperialist hero or authoritarian populist?
Tooba Syed dismantles the myths surrounding the former cricketer’s supposedly anti-imperialist tenure in Pakistan by Tooba Syed Despite his best
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Petulent Imran is already plotting his return
By Muhammad Hanif Last weekend, Pakistanis saw something they never expected to see: their prime minister, Imran Khan, in tears.
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