Why Do Sharifs Keep Power Within The Family?
One week after Shehbaz Sharif was elected as prime minister, his son, Hamza Shehbaz, was elected as chief minister of ...
Sunday, May 29, 2022
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Letter To The New Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister, congratulations! But you have only won half the battle: in these terribly polarising times, winning the prime-ministership ...
President Calls Upon Imran Khan And Shehbaz Sharif To Come Up With Caretaker PM
The President of Pakistan Arif Alvi has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan and opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif to propose ...
Implications Of The Alleged ‘Threatening Letter’ For Pakistani Foreign Policy
On the 27th of March, addressing a large gathering of his supporters, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan waved ...
Clashes Between Political Forces And Unelected Power Centres Do Little For An Impoverished Citizenry
The current political turmoil in Pakistan may lead to the ouster of Imran Khan, but it might also turn into ...
The Case For Early Elections: For Government And Opposition Alike
The events of the last few days have shown that the “hybrid” experiment is hurtling towards its denouement on account ...
Constitutional Supremacy And A Glimpse Of Tomorrow
“General Faiz will become the next army chief.” This was the biggest ‘argument’ that many people put forth in response ...
PM Keeps Up Invective Against Opposition Leaders, Calls People To Capital To ‘Stand With The Truth’
Prime Minister Imran Khan called on supporters to get to Islamabad to “stand with the truth” on the 27th of ...
Writing On The Wall
There is only one thing certain in politics, and that is the uncertainty of it. It is known to all ...
Now Is A Time For Solidarity With Ukrainians – Without Ifs And Buts
Al Jazeera recently published an article on the double standards and racism associated with the outpouring sympathy for Ukraine, that ...
How A New Cold War Exerts Pressures On Pakistan’s Diplomacy
As per media reports, Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Moscow on an official visit during the current weak. ...
Missed Opportunities In Kashmir: How A More Proactive Policy From Pakistan Could Have Yielded Results
Since dividing and annexing the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir on the 5th of August 2019, India has geared ...
Pakistan’s Woes And The Long Divergence
Some Pakistanis lament that everybody knows the problems of Pakistan. They don’t want to read more about the problems and ...
Form And Substance: The Presidential System Debate In Pakistan
It is that time of the year again when we second-guess 70 years of collective wisdom and start debating a ...
Rs. 40 Billion In Irregularities: Where Did The Covid Funds Go?
On the evening of the 13th of March 2020, the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) General Muhammad ...
Opposition Won’t Attend The Next National Security Meeting Over Govt’s ‘Undemocratic Attitude’
Pakistan’s opposition parties have decided to boycott the next meeting of the national security committee due to the government’s 'attitude ...
Sindh-Centre Tussle Worsens As CM Murad Stops Transferred Officials From Assuming Duties
The confrontation between Sindh and the federal government seems to have worsened as Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah ...
PML-N Leaders Have Field Day As Government Postpones Joint Session Of Parliament For Proposed Electoral Reforms
After a joint session of Parliament to discuss the government’s proposed electoral reforms had to be postponed, opposition figures from ...
PM Imran Khan Castigates Election Commission And Opposition For Preventing Electronic Voting And Electoral Reforms
Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken aim at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for its opposition to the government’s ...
The Social Media Storm From The T20 World Cup Is The Latest Lesson For Pakistan To Not Be Like India
After India’s defeat by Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, Mohammed Shami, the only Muslim player in the Indian cricket ...
An NRO For The TTP?
An NRO appears to be in the offing, in the form of the government's proposals for amnesty to the militants ...
Trouble In A Hybrid Paradise: What Is At Stake Here
For those who are saying that the present tensions over the appointment of a new DG ISI are stage-managed, I ...
PM Imran’s ‘Inner Circle’ Including Ministers Named In Pandora Papers Exposing Financial Secrets
Members of Prime Minister Imran Khan's 'inner circle' including three sitting ministers and senior leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...
Fake Sinovac Vaccine Dose Entered On Nawaz Sharif’s Name From Lahore: Punjab Government Promises Investigation
A “fake entry” for the vaccination of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is being investigated by the Punjab Health Department. ...
Who Is Glenn Beck? Social Media Debate Erupts Over ‘Islamophobic’ US Right-Wing Icon’s Praise For Pakistani Assistance
After far-right US radio host Glenn Beck took to Twitter with words of praise for the role played by Prime ...
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The Problem With Dynastic Politics In Pakistan’s Sharply Stratified Society
It has been observed a number of times...
With The Controversy Raised Over Gyanvapi Mosque, More Questions On The Place Of Muslims In India
In an India that gives an increasingly dystopian...