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Nawaz Sharif active again

NAWAZ Sharif seems to be recovering from the shock of the February election result and asserting himself, perhaps, realising that just as his party can’t do without the support of…

Our agony aunt

THE IMF behaves towards Pakistan like an indulgent aunt. It waits until Pakistan runs out of pocket money and then gives a handout with a homily on the need for…

Wheat, wheat everywhere…

The wheat crisis has thrown up a host of troubling questions that revolve around the persistent wisdom that in our governance system, the left hand seldom knows what the right…

Going beyond austerity

The recent announcement by President Asif Ali Zardari to forgo his salary is worth appreciating. It is equally heartening to see that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is determined to cut…

The farce of caretaker govts

The preamble to the constitution and the Objectives Resolution (1949) clearly mandate that state shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen representatives of the people. The duty 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…

Panama case judgement: Dismissal of review petitions

Nawaz Sharif, his offspring, son-in-law, Muhammad Safdar, and father-in-law of younger daughter, Muhammad Ishaq Dar, in multiple review petitions filed against the decisions of Supreme Court of April 20, 2017…

Cartel dreams

OUR story starts in the spring of ’68, in the 10th year of our field marshal Ayub, when economist Mahbub-ul-Haq made a speech in Karachi. Less than two dozen industrial…

Cornered tiger or lame duck?

THE ‘cornered tiger’, Prime Minister Imran Khan, has won the vote of a majority of the house for a resolution reposing confidence in him, capping a tumultuous week, but the…

Paradise Papers: Another wake-up call – II

On February 16, 2016, NAB set March 31, 2016 as new deadline to decide the fate of corruption investigations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif,…