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Who controls wealth?

The country’s economic situation is deteriorating rapidly, and the only solution we hear is to go to either the IMF or friendly countries for money. This situation has been in…

For those who care

There could not have been a more inauspicious start to a government – and, that, too, just a caretaker one. Coming in amid loud protests by those who accused him…

Karachi: who’s the winner?

The long-awaited local government elections in Sindh were finally conducted. These elections should have happened years ago, and the delay and lack of interest in strengthening local bodies expose how…

Who will win the narrative battle?

The battle for Punjab has entered a decisive phase. Not only did Chief Minister Punjab Parvez Elahi successfully win the vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly but he also…

Doesn’t matter who is/becomes FM

SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) surprise 100 basis point increase in its key policy rate (to a 24-year high of 16pc) effectively spells the end of the Darnomics experiment as…

Who’s afraid of the truth?

Most of us know why there is so much fear of the truth in Pakistan. This is one of the reasons why many believe we will never quite know what…

Who’s the ‘techiest’ of them all?

n the last few election cycles, we saw new technologies and platforms added to parties’ election campaign toolboxes. Some tools may be neat while others may be dirty, some may…

Who will fix Pakistan?

The way we imagine change in Pakistan is somewhat inspired by comics, novels and movies where characters like Batman emerge in the corrupt, chaotic city of Gotham and eradicate evil…