Grand Projects Fail the Test of First Rain

A critique of the Peshawar infrastructure and governance crisis 2026 as rain exposes the failure of drainage systems and the power grid.

PESHAWAR: Recent rainfall has once again exposed the fragile state of the provincial capital’s basic services. Despite repeated government claims of restoring Peshawar’s “lost glory,” the Peshawar infrastructure and governance crisis 2026 was laid bare on Saturday as the city’s drainage and power systems collapsed under the first spell of rain. The city’s electricity distribution […]

Local Government In Pakistan Has Failed — Here’s The Real Reason Why

Local Governments and the All-Parties Conference

Local government in Pakistan is not a new idea. Its foundation was laid in the colonial era, when the British introduced a system to address local problems through limited devolved powers. Since independence, these institutions have taken different forms under democratic and authoritarian regimes, sometimes functioning, often faltering. A decisive turn came during General Zia-ul-Haq’s […]

Local Government in KP: Can It Be Active and Effective?

Gandapur's changing stance raises questions on KP's anti-terror efforts

PESHAWAR – Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur, has said that municipal institutions must focus on the delivery of civic services. Speaking in Peshawar during a meeting with a delegation, he emphasized that local government in KP plays an essential role in resolving public issues. He added that his administration is […]