Sharif under siege
Matters are getting increasingly ominous for Nawaz Sharif, although he may still be in a state of denial. It is not just about Imran Khan’s threatened lockdown of the capital;…
What’s next for Nawaz Sharif?
Nawaz Sharif’s much-awaited speech in the National Assembly was as unconvincing as his two previous addresses to the nation. It was the same detail of family business and tale of…
Sharifovs in Wonderland
The Panama leaks have driven the Sharifs into a world of their own…one in which they can hear only their own voices and those of close aides who excel in…
Who is PM Sharif’s worst enemy?
The top stories from the Panama Papers so far were first published on April 3, 2015. Less than forty-eight hours later, the prime minister made a speech that belongs in…
Sharifs’ problem not with NAB but its godfathers
The National Accountability Bureau the Sharifs could have for breakfast and leave no trace of it on their lips. NAB could never bother them in the past. How can it…
Gen Raheel and the monster
Exception justifies the rule. So has COAS General Raheel Sharif by sticking to his date of retirement in a country where only a third of army chiefs doffed their uniforms…
Another Sharif in Washington
It will be the other Sharif who arrives in Washington next week, less than a month after the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. There seems to be much greater…
The three Sharifs
As things stand today, Pakistan’s political, security and social situations are defined by three Sharifs: Nawaz Sharif, Raheel Sharif and Ramzan Sharif. The first Sharif is caught up in political…
PM Sharif in a changing world
Four world events last week had deep and long-term significance for Pakistan. At the Education Summit in Oslo, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated a promise he has made repeatedly since…
The fight over the crown
POLITICS has been stuck at the same roundabout for weeks now, with the government and its allies obsessed with passing a constitutional amendment; the PTI equally determined to oppose it; and…
