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Which Revolution Does Pakistan Really Need?

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​ Which Revolution Does Pakistan Really Need? For decades, Pakistan has heard the language of revolution. At different times, we have been told about the revolution of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the Pakistan Peoples Party, the Pakistan Muslim League, Tehreek-e-Labbaik, religious movements, political leaders, and different social and ideological groups. Everyone speaks of change. Everyone claims to have a solution. But there is a question we rarely ask: What kind of revolution does Pakistan actually need? A Sunni revolution? A Shia revolution? An Ahl-e-Hadith revolution? A Deobandi revolution? A religious movement’s revolution? A revolution of the Jamaat-e-Islami? A revolution of the Pakistan Muslim League, the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Tehreek-e-Labbaik? A revolution of the rich? A revolution of the poor? A Punjabi, Sindhi, Baloch, Pashtun, Kashmiri, or Muhajir revolution? Or is what we call a “revolution” too often nothing more than a str...
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Beyond New Provinces: A Low-Cost Governance Roadmap for Pakistan.

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​ Beyond New Provinces: A Low-Cost Governance Roadmap for Pakistan Rethinking the Debate on New Provinces Pakistan is once again engaged in a serious debate over the creation of new provinces. The argument is understandable. Large provinces face problems of administrative distance, uneven development, concentration of power, and limited access to government services for citizens living far from provincial capitals. However, the question we should ask is not simply: “How many provinces should Pakistan have?” The more important question is: “How can government be brought closer to the people without creating unnecessary political and administrative costs?” Creating a new province may address geographical and administrative concerns, but it also requires additional political and institutional structures—such as a separate provincial assembly, chief minister, governor, secretariat, departments and senior administrative machinery. Pakistan should therefore consider an alternative ap...
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