Has foreign aid impacted police?
No impact appears to have been made thus far in any of those fields or anywhere else
The writer is a practising lawyer. He holds PHD in Political Science and heads a think-tank ‘Good Governance Forum’. He can be reached at [email protected]
Improving performance of the police by providing good physical environment, better salary packages and building capacity have always been hot topics of discussion with all and sundry. With this aim, different reform commissions and national and international bodies have made various recommendations from time to time.
The enactment of the Police Order 2012, and later on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Act have been steps undertaken to remodel and restructure the police on the lines of a functional specialisation in accordance with the democratic aspirations of the people.
Bacha Khan: an epoch-making personality
If we want to put an end to violence and extremism, we must make personalities like Bacha Khan our national heroes
The writer is a practising lawyer. He holds PHD in Political Science and heads a think-tank ‘Good Governance Forum’. He can be reached at [email protected]
The Awami National Party (ANP) launched a week-long centenary celebration of the Anjuman-i-Islahul Afghania on January 20, 2021, and to commemorate the death anniversary of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, the founder of the organisation. In this context, it can be said that the ideas and thoughts of great people have not only shaped the thought process of others but also guided the destiny of nations. And in the contemporary era, Lenin, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Bacha Khan stand out as the manifestation of their ideologies translated into an organised struggle.
NFC Award and K-P woes
The realisation of the goals set in the budget depends upon the timely release of those revenues
The writer is a practising lawyer. He holds PHD in Political Science and heads a think-tank ‘Good Governance Forum’. He can be reached at [email protected]
Societies and states provide mechanisms for resolution of conflicts. Modern states perform such functions through institutions, as defined in the Constitution. Similarly, under Article 160 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the National Finance Commission (NFC) also devises a mechanism for distribution of revenues. The realisation of the goals set in the budget depends upon the timely release of those revenues.