The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz narrative appears to have been swallowed by the international electronic media hook, line and sinker with frequent reference to 'celestial beings', the ubiquitous establishment, and pre-poll…
THE civil-military saga continues to be the biggest story coming out of Pakistan in the aftermath of the Kartarpur opening. Many of the guests invited for the ceremony haven’t stopped talking about all…
So, what’s the year’s lasting lament as 2018 fades out? That the government, the military and the judiciary, all seem to be working in cohesion. This would normally be most…
IS it the PPP’s moment of reckoning or Asif Ali Zardari’s? The answer depends on whether you believe that Zardari is part and parcel of the party or simply an…
The more you contemplate last Sunday’s Lahore by-election, the more you worry about Pakistan’s social drift. On the surface, it was all about politics. In fact, the electoral contest was…
The country’s ruling elite and some sections of the population are in a fit of extreme anger at the way Washington has pushed a hard line on our diplomatic mission…
The spectacle of Sharjeel Memon — a former provincial minister accused of siphoning billions of rupees — being presented a gold crown by his supporters on his return home, two…
Among the various roles Karachi plays in national life, being the seat of the government of Sindh is one that tends to be overshadowed by its other personas. Karachi is…
As in the case of the 2013 general elections, the Supreme Court’s split verdict in the Panama leaks has something for everyone. This explains why the judgment has become a…
The 199th corps commander meeting last week expressed the apprehension that India’s unprovoked violations across the Line of Control and the Working Boundary pose a potential threat to regional stability.…
