The rise of Maryam Nawaz
Whether one likes her or hates her, one cannot ignore the phenomenal rise of Maryam Nawaz on the political stage in Pakistan. For her supporters, Maryam represents the hopes and…
The economy under Nawaz — a review
Backed by a few families that suffered as their businesses were nationalized by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif was a ray of sunshine for Chiniot and Lahore’s private capital in…
The Nawaz factor
Former Prime Minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif finally returned to Pakistan on Saturday after four years of self-exile in London. The PML-N organized an impressive show in Lahore. PML-N…
Maryam’s triumph
Rarely has a woman endured the kind of hardship, intimidation and brutality that Maryam Nawaz faced over several years at the hands of a fascist regime that considered her the…
How Nawaz and the opposition win 2023
Last week I wrote about how PM Khan’s five key bets can help him and the PTI win 2023. If he wins those five big bets he has made, there…
Maryam 1, NAB 0
A MUGGY August was livened up by Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s NAB adventure. In times when the authority’s constant sleuthing has become routine news, her decision to turn her visit to…
Partly Facetious: ‘Maulvi’ Nawaz Sharif!
"The juxtaposition of Mian Nawaz Sharif and the maulvis leads to chaos." "Juxtaposition? Really!" "Well, it means combination and if your English language proficiency..." "It's a tad difficult word and…
Nawaz Sharif: lowest point in political career?
A 10-year jail term handed down by an anti-graft court is perhaps the lowest point in the political career of Pakistan's former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. He was forced to…
What Maryam did next
HER press conference on Saturday changed the political conversation in a flash, with everyone focusing on what she had or had not said and what it meant or did not…
Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan
To predict what will happen when Nawaz Sharif lands back in Pakistan, we need to look at what has happened as a result of the NAB conviction that has awarded…
