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Young Pakistan

Irrespective of who won the February 8 elections fair and square and who eventually was blessed with the ‘healing touch’ after the results mysteriously paused in the wee hours of…

Shehbaz Sharif: expectations and limitations

The word ‘Shehbaz’ literally means a high flying bird. Therefore, the launch of a five-year economic programme with the meaningful title of ‘Uraan Pakistan’ speaks volumes about Shehbaz’s desire to…

The mighty caste system: Part – II

Roy believes the statistics Singh cited may be flawed, but are unlikely to be drastically flawed. She notes, “They are a quarter of a century old now. Some new census-based…

PTI: popular but not organised

Despite the PTI committing two big blunders on May 9 (2023) and November 26 (2024), the majority of the population in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa still support the party. While…

Unholy taxation

As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government races to meet its promises to the IMF for revenue collection, Islamabad’s power corridors are buzzing with novel ideas to meet that goal. In…

Battling hunger?

As Pakistan’s rulers celebrate a successful IMF rescue to avert a sovereign default on debt repayments, Pakistan’s internal economy faces monumental challenges. An equally stark contrast between the ‘sub acha’…

A false start?

As Pakistan’s rulers claim victory for overseeing stability on multiple fronts, the country is in danger of witnessing just a false start. This week’s passage of the controversial 26th Amendment…

Stay off the Irsa minefield

AFTER the Feb 8 elections and the events preceding it left Pakistan badly divided, unwelcome developments are taking place which could severely strain the federation’s unity. It is incumbent on…

Not so holy anymore

ALTHOUGH most commentators and analysts agree that what is being witnessed today is chaos and a slide into anarchy, optimists may still argue some good will come out of it,…

Hobson’s choice for PML-N

NOW that it is all quiet on the you-know-what front, attention is focused on the political chessboard. Imran Khan is in no mood to relent and is now trying to…