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Ali Hassan Bangwar

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Running from awards

That sanctions, positive or negative, are intended to encourage or deter an action and its outcome; that sanctions in all their manifestations aim to...

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

The freedom worth celebrating

Throughout human history, freedom has remained the most cherished and sought-after pursuit, often valued above life itself. Yet, for most of history,...

18.08.2025 30

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

Khawaja Asif and opportune integrity

The struggle between good and evil — the two conflicting aspects of human nature — in both their obvious and subtle forms, is as old as...

11.08.2025 20

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Bonded freedom?

Though humankind might claim inherent individual freedom, the need for collective order imposes significant constraints on it. That is, the...

04.08.2025 40

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Policing in Kashmore

A month after citizens protesting in Islamabad were assured of police action in Kashmore, there isn't any notable progress in the context. There has...

28.07.2025 10

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Democratic idealism and tokenism

Throughout history, humankind has sought to manage collective affairs and resources in the most effective ways. These efforts evolved into various...

21.07.2025 100

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Guilty of good?

Notwithstanding their intrinsically ascribed cognitive capabilities and exalted epithets, humankind — the crown of creation — lacks an inherent...

14.07.2025 50

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Taxed to death

At the dawn of their existence on Earth, humans - driven by the need for food and other essential resources — began to collaborate, a process that...

07.07.2025 100

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Kashmore's criminality: a way forward?

A democratic, Islamic and welfare state. The only nuclear-armed Muslim country in the world. A geo-strategically key player in global politics. Though...

30.06.2025 60

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The economy of ignorance

The title might sound oxymoronic to the economic practices prevalent in most parts of the world. But it is, although unfamiliar, one of the most...

23.06.2025 50

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The insecurity of power

For millennia, humankind has feared ferocious beasts, unforeseen calamities, "divine retributions", forces beyond comprehension, and natural phenomena...

16.06.2025 100

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Digital border and human security

For millennia, fluid physical frontiers and traditional concepts of territorial security defined the nature and scope of sociopolitical settings....

02.06.2025 70

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Tainted wit and piety?

Throughout the ages, sages, empathetic individuals and characters who emerged in different times and advocated for positive change have often been...

19.05.2025 40

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Wages of war: pyrrhic victory or real defeat?

Realpolitik prioritises practical pursuit of national interests, but do these interests - often framed as the nation's — truly benefit the people?...

12.05.2025 40

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Kashmore calling

Of all the responsibilities the state owes to its people, security for lives and livelihoods is fundamental. However, in the Kashmore district of...

05.05.2025 40

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The land that resists

The southeastern province of Pakistan, Sindh, is a region rich in history and culture. It has long stood as a symbol of resilience against various...

28.04.2025 40

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Beyond constraints

Failures are an integral part of life's pursuits. Too often, we attribute our setbacks to external constraints — limited resources or opportunities,...

21.04.2025 40

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The garlanded buffalo

As a rule of thumb, public service delivery affects the public and animals. For instance, when services provided to humans are efficient and...

14.12.2024 7

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CSS result and bureaucratic complex

The recent announcement of CSS written results, like earlier ones, flooded social media, with congratulations to successful aspirants. While their...

07.12.2024 4

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Selling souls to the powerful

Literally, an absence of voice defines silence. However, this absence of voice rarely suggests a lack of implied meaning or messages. Silence, at...

30.11.2024 10

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

AI: a siren's call?

Artificial Intelligence (AI), the defining technology of our time, relays the promises of unprecedented potential possibilities and profit....

23.11.2024 2

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Corruptissima re publica…

Though laws help build social order, ensure transparency, enhance predictability, promote productivity and establish social control, their sheer...

16.11.2024 3

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A cauldron of criminality

Imagine a scenario where dread, not hope, drives life, and crimes supersede dreams. Envision a setting in which sisters and mothers beg before...

10.11.2024 6

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In the service of public servants

The dynamics between rulers and the ruled have essentially shaped the fate and fortune of societies throughout history. Social and political...

03.11.2024 3

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Justice Isa's legacy

While preparing for the Civil Service exams a few years ago, I often heard a fellow aspirant praising the now-retired Justice Qazi Faez Isa as one...

27.10.2024 3

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A punitive state?

Throughout human history, the ruling apparatus has enjoyed unbridled authority over public welfare and a monopoly on violence. Initially, in the...

19.10.2024 2

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The crime capital of Pakistan!

A brewing extortion business. An established kidnapping-for-ransom industry. A criminalised and politicised police force. A protected cartel for...

13.10.2024 4

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A democratic betrayal?

Transparency in public affairs and a clear operational separation of powers among institutions are prerequisites for fostering a society that...

05.10.2024 3

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The extortion industry of Kashmore

Though extortion in all accepted forms, names and possible manifestations exists throughout our country - across national institutions, political...

29.09.2024 3

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Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah

Though power might be seen as an offensive protector of itself and its wielders' interests, the brute force underlying it rarely sustain its...

22.09.2024 1

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Democracy or no democracy

Our founders rightly envisioned a democratic political system, intending Pakistan to be inclusively prosperous. However, the country's democratic...

15.09.2024 3

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The (reverse) alchemists of Pakistan

Though the oft-repeated reminders that the country is a blessed land with bountiful resources might sound realistic to our cognition and pleasant...

07.09.2024 1

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Good dacoits, bad dacoits

Ideally and rightfully in righteous societies, the parameters of actions and actors, including those of good and evil, are determined by their...

31.08.2024 2

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In the clutches of the nexus

Professional, responsive and selfless media and civil society, built on informed public trust, form a unified front against the oppression of the...

24.08.2024 1

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Ali Hassan Bangwar

The national security paradox

Transparent societies are the cause and manifestation of their openness to dissent and receptiveness to criticism. This openness opens up for them...

17.08.2024 1

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Freedom in chains

After two days, we will celebrate our beloved country's Independence Day. On that day, as usual, passionate speeches will recount how our nation's...

10.08.2024 2

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MDCAT: a false hope on the horizon?

Though the announcements of academic opportunities and exams in a transparent socioeconomic and political setting might elicit excitement among...

04.08.2024 1

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Reserved seats: SC verdict and aftermath

The recent historic verdict pronounced by the Supreme Court’s full bench on reserved seats has earned widespread applause from all quarters, except...

22.07.2024 2

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