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…
A ‘five-star’ general
Trying to justify his many self-granted "extensions", Musharraf did Raheel Sharif (and the Army) no favour putting him on the spot by campaigning in the media recently for his "extension".…
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…
Legends of the mandate
So someone has blown the whistle on high-flying beneficiaries of offshore companies/holdings. And among the lucky souls are our very own scions of the Mandate: the two sons, Hussain and…
Halfway to the 2018 general election
The writer is an analyst and commentator. Tomorrow will mark the midway point since the 2013 general election. A lot has happened in the two and a half years that…
View Point: The general’s ‘decision’
The sense of satisfaction with which the news of Army chief General Raheel Sharif's "I don't believe in extension and will retire on the due date" statement has been greeted…
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…
