Miftah Ismail
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 9, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Geo
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
Back to the future (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In the current discussion of new provinces and administrative divisions, references often turn to the history of Sindh. — which is why this is an opportune time to review it. In 1591-1592, Mughal Emperor Akbar defeated the Turk ruler of what is now much of Sindh and parts of Balochistan and southern Punjab, Mirza Jani Beg Tarkhan, bringing the territory under his realm. The Mughals often ruled areas within their empire through imperial officials, appointed governors, local chiefs and tributary r
Governance reimagined (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and I have been arguing that Pakistan's governance system has failed ever since we launched our seminar series 'Reimagining Pakistan' and then launched our party Awaam Pakistan. Now our serving interior minister, who has since been awarded our highest civilian honour, has also said the same. He has proposed smaller provinces or administrative units as a solution. Empowered administrative units, within or without existing provincial boundaries, are necessary but not sufficien
No growth, no popularity (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In the 1980 American election, Ronald Reagan ran against incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Reagan, a right-wing candidate, was initially considered unlikely to win. However, Reagan understood a basic political truth: elections are never about challengers. During a candidate debate, Reagan asked Americans a simple question: Are you better off today than four years ago? Americans, because of the stagflation of the Carter years, answered that in the negative and Reagan went on to win the elections
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 50K sites
For Geo, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.