Are caretaker setups needed?
As the 15th National Assembly completed its term, the transition to the caretaker government has been marred with political chaos, free-falling economic meltdown and growing security threats from within and…
Extended caretaker setup?
The world doesn’t operate on Pakistan’s timetable. While the economic and political crisis in the country continue to metastasize and deepen, the regional and global realities that shape and inform…
Caretaker energy setup
As the country braces for an interim government to oversee the forthcoming elections, it’s crucial to have a robust and broad-mandated caretaker energy setup. Pakistani obviously has a number of…
Outgoing caretakers & challenges ahead
In August 2023, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar assumed the charge of interim Prime Minister of Pakistan, marking the commencement of the eighth caretaker government. With general elections held yesterday, the tenure of…
Caretakers and a trembling economy
Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power form the basis of a stable democracy in any country. In…
The caretaker Governments
The general perception was that the caretaker setup, which is entrusted with the governance of the state for an interim period will do much good for the state in its…
Consensus, credibility and the caretaker
In a country where the government and the opposition are often at loggerheads even over trite matters, the consensus between the PPP and the PML-N over the caretaker prime minister…
The caretakers
The air is thick with speculations about the elections. Some news channels are adding to this uncertainty by wondering if the elections are not already fixed. The steps taken by…
A careless caretaker government
There was no dearth of warnings about the impending economic crisis prior to the induction of the interim government. The PPP-led government had followed policies that led to a dire…
IMF and provincial governments
Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PTI) — are vying with each other to deliver more to their people…
