Photo: ILO/M. Crozet Bonded child laborer, Pakistan In a polarized polity, elections can splinter the nation, sharpen factionalism, and even erode foundations of nationhood. The December 1970 elections were a catalyst to the breakup of united Pakistan.  The beneficiaries, in effect, hailed the vivisection and welcomed a ‘new’ Pakistan.  Would an amputee call himself a new man in … Continue reading New Pakistan demands pulling people out of poverty trap, not just holding elections