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NawazSharifism — an ideology? The writer is Dean Social Sciences at Garrison University Lahore and tweets @Dr M Ali Ehsan Our former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, is saying many things these days; and since his party is a leading member of the PDM, much of what he is saying during the meetings of this alliance of opposition parties through video link cannot reach the ears of the common people. While he is heading the opposition’s onslaught not only on the government but the country’s est...

Dead spirit of the Constitution Constitutions are like operating manuals and a great guide in how to run a democratic system The writer is Dean Social Sciences at Garrison University Lahore and tweets @Dr M Ali Ehsan There is a typical tendency that majority of us demonstrate while we handle various operating manuals — they are kept aside and for any machines that we buy to operate we only refer to these operating manuals only when the machines experience some malfunction. One of the things ...

Keeping demagogues out of politics Will people take to the streets for the defence of democracy? The writer is Dean Social Sciences at Garrison University Lahore and tweets @Dr M Ali Ehsan Will people take to the streets for the defence of democracy? Yes. Will they take to the streets for defence of ‘our kind of democracy?’ No. Pakistani politics is these days showcasing a great political show both for the insiders and the outsiders to watch and enjoy. While the show is going on what is no...