The PTI’s Shahbaz Sharif
There is only one requirement for Imran Khan’s pick for the chief minister of Punjab: s/he has to be better than Shahbaz Sharif. Better administration, better optics, and better at…
Shahbaz Sharif and the 56 companies
Politicians love media exposure. They are always thinking of the next election - votes matter. To garner votes politicians resort to various strategies - including setting up 56 companies. Since…
An image to haunt Shahbaz Sharif
A few weeks ago, someone shot a video on a smartphone of an old woman stripped of her dignity as she breathed her last, lying on a sheet spread on…
Lahore’s ruin at Shahbaz Sharif’s hands
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has struck a blow for the preservation of the Punjab capital's heritage and against the incremental tendency of the province's PML-N government, and especially Chief…
Woman empowerment: Shahbaz Sharif’s strong commitment
Punjab government's pronouncement for bringing necessary amendments in laws related to women and making these laws up-to-date in accordance with the present day requirements, is a manifestation of strong commitment…
Shehbaz Sharif: expectations and limitations
The word ‘Shehbaz’ literally means a high flying bird. Therefore, the launch of a five-year economic programme with the meaningful title of ‘Uraan Pakistan’ speaks volumes about Shehbaz’s desire to…
Will Shehbaz Sharif succeed as PM?
There is a profound disquiet about the state of the country across all social, economic and political classes. People are worried about how badly the next wave of Ishaq Dar…
Keeping PM Sharif up at night
“Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose/ To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude;/ And in the calmest and most stillest night,/ With all appliances and means…
A prisoner of the Sharifs
There is this Urdu couplet that comes to my mind whenever I hear Prime Minister Imran Khan holding forth on his favourite theme of corruption and accountability. Though I am…
Sharifs still have a future
This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "Whither is the Nawaz League bound?" carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Saida Fazal, has argued that "meanwhile, the question agitating the minds of his party…
