Obstinate Imran Insisting On Appointing Next Army Chief, Najam Sethi Says
The Friday Times Editor Najam Sethi said on Friday that the establishment was set to implement its "Pindi Plan" and ...
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Do We Always Rule Out Martial Law Too Soon?
Those who rule out martial live in a promised land. Their opinion is predicated on the political scenes of 1971 ...
Don’t Have Time For Imran’s Allegations And Misconceptions, Shehbaz Says
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday he had "no time" for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan as the ...
The Making And Mutation Of Political Messiahs
Faith in the nation-state In 18th-century Europe, philosophers began to note a steady degradation in the influence of Christianity. Sectarian ...
A Hardened Lawyer’s Movement Is Needed For The Sanctity Of The Constitution
Undoubtedly now the battle ground is open for a full-throttle lawyers’ movement that has been thrust upon society by the ...
Unity, Rectification Of The Economy And Good Governance Hold The Key To PDM’s Success
I have been in politics for more than 50 years now. Thus, I am going to offer my advice, without ...
Fantastic Lies: The Battle of Political Narratives In Pakistan
Khanspiracy While commenting on PTI’s stunning victory in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly (PA) by-elections, almost all analysts agree that ...
PTI Gets A Second Chance In Punjab
Imran Khan used to criticise the Pakistani establishment before coming to power. Then he came to power and stopped criticising ...
Across The Partisan Divide, Cronies Of The State Are In Strategic Oblivion
Governing Pakistan was never easy. Now it is just bordering on impossibility. Its domestic political structures—that includes the normative constitutional ...
SaazishNama: Of Loyalty And The Sanctity Of Marriage
Yet another saazish has been cast against me. It is shameful that my opponents are so vicious in this game ...
Bail On Fast-Track For Suspected Attackers: Absar Alam Says ‘Someone Powerful’ Behind It
“The fast-tracked progress to grant bail to the apprehended suspects shows there is someone powerful behind them, providing support,” Absar ...
A Meeting With Imran Khan, 8 Years Later – By Javed Chaudhry
I can tell from my 30 years of experience that you have different people as friends when you are leading ...
Pakistan’s Financial Woes: The Bottom-Line
Economic challenges and political chaos are running wild in Pakistan. Since the inception of the country back in 1947, Pakistan ...
Ayaz Amir Affirms Imran Khan As ‘Only Option’, Directs Public Criticism At PTI Chief
Columnist and former MNA Ayaz Amir, addressing the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA)’s seminar on “Regime Change,” in the ...
The Past Comes Back To Hound Us – Even When We Make Amends
Over the years, you might have heard plenty of philosophical mumbo-jumbo about the past: that the past is the present; ...
Super Tax Sparks Intense Discussion On Social Media
Even as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the government will impose a 10% "super tax" on large-scale industries to ...
Ramiz Raja Looking To Develop Ties With PM Shehbaz Sharif After Losing Contact With Imran Khan
After losing contact with PTI chief Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja hopes to develop ...
Honest Before God: Imran Khan Says He Was Not Thinking Of Army Chief Of His Choice For November
In public remarks delivered in Islamabad, former prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that he never intended to appoint an ...
Will We Succumb To Political Leaders Tampering Dangerously With The Fate Of A Nation?
The Quaid dedicated his life to a “land of the pure,” Pakistan. A land marked by effective constitutional machinery, well-intentioned ...
‘Milords! Surely There Must Be A Reason…’
The judiciary hates it when criticised in political rallies or on social media. But time and again the judiciary ends ...
What I Learned From My Survey Of Educated Young PTI Supporters In A Major Urban Centre
The night of April 10, 2022 reinforced a sharp divide in the educated segment of society: between PTI supporters and ...
The Burden Of Sanctimony
“It would have been better for an atom bomb to have been dropped on the country than to have let ...
Both Imran Khan And Shehbaz Sharif Highlight The Helplessness Of Their Own Parties Vis-a-Vis The Establishment
No one in Pakistan doubts the political reality that the military and more specifically its high command dominates the country's ...
Glimpses Of The Rowdy Political Debate In Pakistani Diaspora Communities
Most overseas Pakistanis, especially those who chose to settle in the West – and many have no intention to go ...
In Strongly-Worded Resignation Letter, Ahad Cheema Cites Lack Of Govt Support Against Vilification Campaign
Senior bureaucrat Ahad Cheema, who tendered his resignation from service, wrote a strongly-worded letter, saying that he had been “roped ...
Why Electoral Reforms Are Needed Before Any Move Towards Elections
Pakistan is heading towards another political confrontation between the coalition government parties and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the decision to ...
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Malice Towards None & All: Notes On Tax Reforms In The Budget
There is broad consensus in Pakistan about the...
‘Massive Relief For CJ Bandial, Govt To Review Bill Curtailing Powers’
The government will be reviewing the law aimed...