‘Prachanda’: Firebrand Nepal Maoist turned prime minister
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lived in seclusion directing Nepal’s guerrilla war but emerged from the jungle to lead the Himalayan republic when his cadres laid down their arms and…
Priorities, Mr Prime Minister
There is no doubt that the situation that Pakistan’s economy finds itself in is tough. What really bothers one though – on analysing the performance of the current government –…
Prime Minister Teflon Khan?
One of the coolest one-liners in any Hollywood film is from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. A companion assures Jack Nicholson’s The Joker of how he looks: “…you look fine,” she…
The prime minister of debt
Say the word U-turn in any political discussion and everyone immediately knows who is being referred to. That is how integral the word has become to Imran Khan’s identity. Whenever…
Partly Facetious: A Prime Minister whisperer?
"The Prime Minister Whisperer." "I have heard of a ghost whisper, horse whisperer and a lion whisperer and even a monkey whisperer but never a Prime Minister Whisperer." "How would…
It’s all about trade-offs, Prime Minister
Welcome back, Hafeez Shaikh. We know you to be a man for all seasons, and perhaps you can do the impossible; but miracles? And never mind the cynical view that…
Dear incoming Prime Minister Khan
Unless the country's mandate and I have got it wrong, you have done a remarkable thing. You have put welfare of the poor, as your primary economic agenda. That we…
Well done, prime minister
An unfortunate reality in Pakistan is that some key economic decisions are made without considering their impact on resource allocation or, put more simply, by realising their full distributional consequences.…
