Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Malik Muhammad Ashraf

Malik Muhammad Ashraf is an academic. He can be contacted at: [email protected].

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Back on track

Pak-Afghan relations, that is     The rupture that occurred in the well-orchestrated bonhomie between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the wake of revelations about the death of Mullah Omar, the consequent power<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/back-on-track-3/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Dec 30, 2015
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Privatisation is good

For the country   In the backdrop of the promulgation of an ordinance by the President converting Pakistan International Airline Corporation into a public limited company to be called Pakistan International Airline<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/23/privatisation-is-good/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Dec 23, 2015
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The state of our women

What has been done, and what must still be done, to liberate Pakistan’s womenfolk Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said in a speech in 1944, "No nation can rise to the heights of glory unless

Feb 7, 2015
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What is there to celebrate?

The national and independence days are celebrated to rejoice at the achievements of the nation and to renew pledges to keep marching on the course chartered by the founding fathers to fulfil<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/08/14/what-is-there-to-celebrate/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Aug 14, 2014
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Foundation for good governance

Local governments   Most of the countries with parliamentary democracies have a three-tier system of governance, with local governments being a pivot of the whole system. The constitution of Pakistan also envisages<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/04/29/foundation-for-good-governance/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 29, 2014
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The collective responsibility

The time to deal with terrorists is now, politicking can wait   Despite the skepticism being expressed by the detractors of the government opposed to talks with TTP and the attempts by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/04/09/the-collective-responsibility/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 9, 2014
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The likely impact of the Ukraine crisis

Re-emergence of Cold War era like alliances and realignments   For anyone interested in unraveling the conundrum of the ongoing Ukraine crisis and Russian blitzkrieg in Georgia in August 2008, the memoirs written<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/03/18/the-likely-impact-of-the-ukraine-crisis/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Mar 18, 2014
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Justifying unconstitutional decisions

Has judiciary overstepped its powers? For quite some time the media has been reporting that in response to the protestations of the legislators forming parliamentary committee on appointment of judges, the government<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/02/14/justifying-unconstitutional-decisions/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Feb 14, 2014
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Most misunderstood country in the world

Projecting soft image of PakistanWe often hear our leaders hankering about projecting soft image of Pakistan internationally and calling for a paradigm shift in the conduct of our foreign policy, wi

Aug 31, 2013
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Changes that we need

It is the election system that needs to be changed Needless to emphasise that change in the political system is inevitable and almost all the segments of the society except the predatory<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/17/changes-that-we-need/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Feb 17, 2013