The road to hell…
The government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) have finally, after much toing and froing, come to an agreement to hold talks, with the Speaker National Assembly (NA) Ayaz Sadiq playing…
Question of age
SHEHBAZ Sharif is the new prime minister of Pakistan and the first one to sit in this chair for consecutive terms; he is also the second to get here after having served…
Assault on democracy
The PTI jalsa exposed the inner entrails of the government and the party. The government reluctantly allowed the meeting to take place and then, almost childishly, used every trick in…
Question of age
SHEHBAZ Sharif is the new prime minister of Pakistan and the first one to sit in this chair for consecutive terms; he is also the second to get here after having served…
Constitutional amendments – Part II
In 1975, with the National Awami Party (NAP) banned and all its properties and funds forfeited, the consequences of the early constitutional amendments came to the fore. While drafting the…
Recovering from a crisis
In a TV interview a few weeks back, former prime minister Mr Imran Khan rather disdainfully said that he was not afraid if martial law was imposed: “If they want,…
Imran’s shifting narrative
Politics in Pakistan, regrettably, continues to be characterized by devious and dirty antics by political parties and their leaders. The irresistible propensity among political actors to defy the constitution, law…
A haunting legacy
Imran Khan’s ouster from the Prime Minister’s Office has given birth to a number of speculations and controversies – ranging from alleged US role in the vote of no-confidence to…
All eyes on Sunday
It is election time. Twenty seats are up for grabs on July 17 and their results will be more than just a referendum on the PTI’s popularity or inflation’s impact…
Imran Khan’s ‘flight’
Politics in Pakistan never fails to surprise and shock. But Imran Khan’s actions in the last few days have broken all records. Contrary to his defiant statements since the no-confidence…
