Schrödinger’s justice
THE last thing we expose a child to is injustice. It is taught even after satire. It is after all the irony is comprehended that we begin to teach our…
Elections, inevitable?
What next, is the question on everyone’s minds now that Imran Khan has crossed the Rubicon. Despite the reservations of those around him, as well as the scepticism of those…
Year of polycrisis
2022 was a tumultuous year in Pakistan even by the standards of its turbulent political history. It confronted a polycrisis — several crises that converged to reinforce each other and…
State of turmoil
OPPOSITION leader Imran Khan’s political strategy seems to be mired in confusion and contradiction. But on closer examination it is driven by a single aim — to keep his support…
Playing by the rules
PAKISTAN’S largest province and political heartland continues to be in the throes of a crisis with the coalition government at the centre and the PTI-backed chief minister locked in fierce…
Trouble in Punjab
THE crisis in Punjab shows no signs of abating. With the centre and the province at loggerheads over the future of the Punjab Assembly, it seems that the stand-off over…
The issue that matters
IS the Pakistani public obsessed with politics? Or is it the media which is fuelling the impression that this is what the nation wants and, therefore, every day reams of…
Timing of the next election
FORMER prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan is relentlessly continuing his campaign, in one way or the other, to push Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sindh and Balochistan chief…
A way forward
The Punjab Assembly has finally been dissolved and the KP Assembly is the next to go. The development has set in motion the process of elections in the two provinces. That brings a…
Seven days that shook Pakistan
EVEN by the standards of Pakistan’s tortuous history, the high political drama of the past seven days set a new record in power plays taken to excessive limits and the…
