Dr. Khalil Ahmad

Alternate Solutions Institute has released Sindhi translation of Ken Schoolland’s The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey. The Sindhi translation made by Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Rahujo, General Secretary Liberal Forum Pakistan, is based on Dr. Khalil Ahmad's Urdu translation of the same book that was published in 2003. Friedrich Naumann Stiftung Pakistan very generously funded the project.

This article weighs the impact of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on the future politics of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and of Pakistan. It concludes that with her assassination, there is going to be no substantial change in the polity of Pakistan.

Mehrabpur is the town nearby which on the night of December 19, the tragic train accident took lives of about a hundred people and hundreds sustained injuries. It was just on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha (which fell on December 21, two days after the accident), the second greatest festive occasion for the Muslims. This article highlights the plight of the victims of the Mehrabpur accident and castigates the deplorable state of governance, from top to bottom, in Pakistan.

This article argues that political parties are one of the greatest enemies of the rule of law in Pakistan. If they do not reinstate the pre-November 03, 2007, judiciary even when in the parliament, they will act against interest of the people of Pakistan.

Regardless of the nature of governments, be they civil or military, liberal or fascist they sometimes resort to blocking information to protect their rule and authority. While it is often the first measure military governments resort to, for civil and liberal governments it is the last desperate measure. In Pakistan, this scheme does not work in this order. Here, both types of governments may take advantage of the situation. If their rule and authority runs smoothly without any hurdles, they allow the media to make use of freedom. Otherwise, the story is different. Norms, principles, values, and fundamental rights do not carry as much weight in some governments as in others.

This article argues that people are not made of flesh only; they do need economic progress, but they do need freedom. They need freedom to think, imagine, experiment with ideas, to speak their mind, to write down their stream of thought, to express themselves, to publish themselves, to discuss and debate with other people, to be what they want want to be. These freedoms have been ensured to him in the Constitution of 1973.

This article discusses the moral and political implications of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's two exiles. The article argues that sovereignty of a country is determined by its Constitution. If it is followed in letter and spirit, the sovereignty is intact; if not, sovereignty is harmed.

This article discusses continuous price hikes of essential items in Pakistan and suggests a non-governmental way out highlighting responsible consumer behavior. The main cause of price-hikes is government itself. So how ridiculous it would be to plead before it or urge it to reduce or control prices. That is why the prescriptions suggested in this article are directly meant for us consumers.

This article pleads that the recently promulgated National Reconciliation Ordinance, which grants amnesty to public office holders only, be made available to every Pakistani.

The Charter of Liberty released by Alternate Solutions Institute today demands that the fundamental rights given in the 1973 Constitution be taken as core values and made inviolable.