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4 days ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Realpolitik prioritises practical pursuit of national interests, but do these interests - often framed as the nation's — truly benefit the people? Do the people's needs, welfare and potential prosperity justify war? Moreover, who, if anyone, truly wins in war? Is the loser always the ultimate loser, and the winner always the ultimate victor? Are there 'losers' even on the winning side?
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1 week ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Of all the responsibilities the state owes to its people, security for lives and livelihoods is fundamental. However, in the Kashmore district of Sindh, this responsibility appears to have been implicitly delegated to outlaws, who exploit it through extortion or protection money.
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2 weeks ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
The southeastern province of Pakistan, Sindh, is a region rich in history and culture. It has long stood as a symbol of resilience against various forces that have sought to undermine its identity and values. From ancient civilisations to contemporary challenges, the people of the province have consistently defended their vibrant cultural heritage and archaeological identity, inclusive identity and values, and tolerant social fabric against invasions, colonisation, and oppression.
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3 weeks ago | 
tribune.com.pk | Ali Hassan Bangwar
Failures are an integral part of life's pursuits. Too often, we attribute our setbacks to external constraints — limited resources or opportunities, inadequate platforms, socio-cultural barriers, or the discouraging voices that lead thousands to abandon their dreams. While resenting these obstacles is understandable, surrendering to them without a fight only perpetuates defeat and leads to a lasting retrogression.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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2 months 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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2 months 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?
