Three challenges
Pakistan’s coalition government is facing three major challenges – legal, political and economic – at the moment. Even though legal and political challenges are important and must be dealt with…
Imran Khan’s march to chaos
THE country seems to be heading towards political confrontation following the government’s decision to ban the PTI march on Islamabad. Crackdowns on the opposition leaders and the sealing of the capital have created…
What a fall
The last two weeks in Pakistan’s life have shaken the country to its roots. As far as the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) coalition government is concerned, what a fall…
Damned if Shehbaz does and damned if…
Shehbaz Sharif won two more votes than the required 172 to become the country’s Prime Minister on 11 April and has ever since struggled to not only convince his own…
Essential reality check
As Imran Khan seeks to boost his sagging credentials following this week’s controversial ‘no confidence’ push in the national assembly, the prime minister’s record in government has been far from…
Demons of darkness
This is a season of desperate voices emanating from all those who see their political fortunes dwindle. Not used to such treatment in the past, they remain incredulous that it…
A treacherous outlook?
Pakistan’s countdown to the next elections in 2023 is set to gather speed in the year ahead, overshadowed by the country’s increasingly turbulent economy and equally uncertain politics. The close…
Good vs bad news on economic front
There is undoubtedly good news on the economic front on two counts notably the continued positive current account deficit and the upswing in productivity associated with the manufacturing sector. But…
How Nawaz and the opposition win 2023
Last week I wrote about how PM Khan’s five key bets can help him and the PTI win 2023. If he wins those five big bets he has made, there…
Three years on
THREE years on, the Imran Khan government is in a more comfortable position than it has been in the past. A divided opposition in considerable disarray poses little threat. The…
