The idea that this is not possible in Pakistan is utter nonsense

Pakistan’s various power centres must acknowledge that business as usual is simply no longer an option

The working class must rise. Now.

I elaborate on each below, directly addressing young folks in particular

This brand of ‘freedom’ functions as a sleight of hand to manufacture consent for opportunistic political objectives

Over 22 million children between the ages of 5-16 are currently out of school in Pakistan

Indirect tax rates, however, rose from an average of 15% to 17% in the same period

The higher education landscape in Pakistan is dominated by a pathological politics of patronage

Markets cannot flourish if their access remains restricted to people with pre-existing financial capital

In Pakistan, civil society has — since at least the 80s — largely taken the shape of hyper-conservative collectives