The people of Pakistan are still held dear by the rulers - instrumentally dear

Diverse connotations of 'self' suggest that it is not as a single being but as a stratum of beings

In Pakistan today, the surest way to find the truth is to take what power says and read it in reverse

The SPSC's four roads to success: money, connections, more connections, and last, ability

From divine right to democracy, the machinery of compliance has never really gone away

Those who succeed owe very little, of their success to coaching systems but coaching academies often take full credit

'Existence' has been subjected to inquiry throughout history, and the lenses through which to look into it are many

When success is built on injustice, its rewards enrich elites while its true costs are borne by the public

By keeping Baloch, Pashtun, Sindhi, Punjabi identities in perpetual tension, ruling elites prevent unified opposition

Surrender policy yields little as entrenched gangs and patronage networks remain intact