Will Nawaz Sharif go full Insafian?
On August 14, 2014, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) launched a protest that would last until the Army Public School massacre on December 16, 2014.…
Hussain Nawaz’s defence!
The much talked about recent interviews of Hussain Nawaz, the elder son of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on the electronic media in which he referred to tax avoidance (as opposed…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Even when he was exiled and a million miles away from his current office, everyone around him used to call him ‘Mr Prime Minister’ to get his ear. The battery…
And then they came for VPNs
ON Nov 28, 2024, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz posted a video on X — via a VPN, of course, since X has been officially banned by the government — announcing Pakistan’s first IT…
The era of old politics is over
The political landscape of Pakistan over the last five decades has reached a critical juncture, with its major political parties either in decline or approaching irrelevance. The Pakistan Peoples Party…
The impasse persists
FOR all the speculation during last month’s SCO summit about a thaw in Pakistan-India relations, there has been no melting of the ice between the two neighbours. Instead, subsequent developments indicate the long-standing diplomatic…
Politicians and their clothes
POLITICIANS and their clothes can never be separated from politics. It is the side plot which moves along with the main story — scene to scene, act to act —…
Pakistan’s deadly air pollution crisis
On November 7, as Pakistan was reeling from days of deadly air pollution, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz flew to Europe to get medical care for a severe throat infection.…
Democracy’s missing half
The global movement for gender equality has driven change across many sectors, but political representation remains one of the most formidable challenges. Although women make up nearly half of the…
Gone with the haze: can 35 by 35 help?
In South Asia, the moniker ‘fifth season’ aptly captures the air pollution and smog that returns annually to engulf urban and semi-urban regions, especially during the winter months. The season…
