Pakistani public discourse revolves around personalities, historical grievances, conspiracies, political narratives

A political party belongs to its members, not to a family, financier, founder, collection of social-media celebrities

Imran Khan built much of PTI's political identity around challenging corruption, injustice and entrenched power

Human beings possess agency but agency is never exercised in a vacuum

Teacher who merely transfers information now competes with a machine that is available twenty-four hours a day

Obvious question is no longer whether Pakistan possesses the capacity to confront terrorism

Distinction has become especially important in Pakistan

Analogy is useful because both universes are visible to everyone

When merit becomes negotiable, institutional competence slowly disappears

International evidence makes the question difficult to answer affirmatively