Stories from Abbas Moosvi
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A Letter to the Left
In Pakistan, the religious right is a force to be reckoned with — partially because it’s been propped up by the angels
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Of elites, by elites, for elites
Elites in Pakistan are not incompetent, they are savvy in navigating a complex political arena to ensure maximal gains
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Incubating grassroots politics
Okara farms dispute is a cogent illustration of the manner in which mainstream parties have no interest in the poor
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Khan: anti-imperial or just anti-West?
It seems as though Khan, like Trump, was always reliant on impassioned rhetoric to get by
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Local research for local problems
Pakistan’s policies have largely been formed by dictates of international financial institutions and donor agencies
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All downstream democracy
The legal structure around which electoral cycles take place is illformulated
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Criminalisation of street vendors
Street vendors, the vast majority of which constitute migrants in search of opportunities, lead a life of precarity
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Student unions now
Wherever student unions have legal backing around the world, they serve crucial functions
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The kids aren’t alright
Unemployment rates of university graduates aged 15-29 stood at 31.2%
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The war on ordinary people
The self-help industry is another — which seeks to outline a set of principles that allegedly lead to prosperous life
