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2 weeks ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Have you ever wondered why, despite the presence and activism of so many prominent humanists, philanthropists, journalists, commentators, analysts, bureaucrats, writers, reformists, nationalists, democrats, defenders, civil society activists, clerics, benefactors, pirs, feminists, liberals, centrists, rightists and leftists, the country and its people — in contrast to these figures and their patrons — descend into the quagmire of crisis and despondency by the day?
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3 weeks ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Over the past two years, the northern districts of Sindh have experienced a troubling rise in criminal activities that significantly test the state writ and warrant urgent action. Strategically located at the intersection of three provinces and home to a thriving Hindu business community, the area had the potential to become a major economic hub.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
In Kashmore, Kandhkot, Tangwani, Badani and Ghouspur towns of Kashmore district, 'peace' is merely a brief interval of fear, insecurity and uncertainty between murders, kidnappings and extortion. Even these periods of peace are fleeting. In the past week, five people were killed within three days in Kandhkot and its surroundings, not to mention extortions and robberies. These incidents are a fraction of the criminality sweeping across the district, suggesting an alarming criminal rot.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Jinnah and his companions envisioned the country as a democratic state where governance would reflect the people's will, ensuring inclusivity and prosperity across diverse communities. This vision was rooted in principles of equality and representation, promising a system responsive and accountable to its citizens. However, this democratic ideal has mostly been corrupted into a hybrid system.
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1 month ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
For some theorists, our world might be part of a larger multiverse, with parallel universes or realities that could exist in parallel dimensions or be separated from us by energy barriers. While still a theory, an analogous reality with two identical manifestations is both implicitly experienced and explicitly practised in our part of the world.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
If everyone received everything at all times, the idea, concept, or practice of politics would scarcely exist. Yet, throughout history, it remains a firm fact that human experience rarely provides people with everything on a sustainable basis. Instead, people must struggle, compete, compromise, and sometimes fight for what matters. To this end, two key questions arise: One, who should get what, why, how, and when? Two, who determines the answers to these questions?
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Pragmatic policies and their practical pursuits are pivotal in putting a society on the path to progress. This requires achieving policy goals with integrity and transparency. In other words, when the design and execution of policies align with the principles they claim to embody - and are carried out in their true spirit - the desired outcomes can be realised effectively. However, this is only possible in settings where decision-makers and statesmen enjoy unquestionable legitimacy.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Transparency in national affairs is a prerequisite for the rule of law, prosperity, and inclusive development. As both a driver and an indicator of holistic growth, transparency fosters a responsive political culture, a pragmatic economic landscape, robust institutional and judicial frameworks, and efficient service delivery. Nations with transparent socio-economic and political systems enjoy significant international stature.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Notwithstanding its evolving and inherently subjective nature in a cultural context, truth operates in all societies through inclusive institutions, just practices, and fair values. The inclusiveness, embedded in laws, determines and enforces truth, helping to maintain social order in the societal framework.
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2 months ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Though the state might be the ultimate authority in deciding the fate of the land and its resources, it is nevertheless bound by obligations enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the land to manage and utilise them productively for the people. In other words, absolute authority over resources does not absolve the state of its responsibility regarding the public good promised in the social contract.
