There is a moment, chilling in its clarity, when you realise that a state is no longer run by rules but by moods

From corruption to terrorism, our obsession with short-term fixes deepens crises instead of solving them

Public service has become synonymous with arrogance rather than duty, reflecting colonial hangover

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We need not reinvent the wheel — just reconnect it to the axle of the soul

This way of thinking produces a wider culture of evasion

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The problem in Pakistan is not belief in destiny itself, but its misinterpretation

For Pakistan, the way forward is not to copy Denmark or deregulate like Dubai

The crisis we face is not merely one of security; it is epistemological