Endgame PTI
The events of the last two weeks have shaken Pakistan to the core. Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023 by the Rangers from the premises of the Islamabad High…
The government’s options
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone polls to the Punjab Assembly till Oct 8 was unconstitutional, and fixed May 14…
After the ECP verdict
The Election Commission of Pakistan, in a unanimous decision, has disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana reference under Article 63(1)(p) of the constitution. With that, he has…
A remarkable verdict
It feels good when the apex court of your country delivers a verdict that fulfills the aspirations of its people. Before the verdict, there were apprehensions and fluctuating hopes. Keeping…
Phantoms in PTI’s mirror
Take this as the measure of the present state of politics in Pakistan that a person of the dubious credentials of Shahbaz Gill has become its flaming point of reference.…
Covid-19 vaccine verdicts loom as next big market risk
Optimism that vaccines are on the way to end the coronavirus pandemic has been a major factor in this year’s U.S. stock resurgence. That will face a critical test in…
Fighting corruption, Ukraine starts to judge its judges
Ukrainian judge Artur Yemelianov has acknowledged in an online declaration that he owns a Breguet watch worth nearly a third of his annual salary and keeps piles of cash. On…
Undoing of PTI legal eagles
THE recent humiliation suffered by the PTI government in the courts has led some observers to ask if the legal eagles of the present era lack the genius of the…
A verdict for the vulnerable
In August 1989, a young girl was taken into police custody and ruthlessly tortured for 15 days. Her father, who was her only caretaker since the death of her mother…
A circle of deception
With all the distractions that have made an unsettling impact on the people’s mind this week, including the tremors that were felt across the northern part of the country on…
