The unshakable shield
For the past century, the Middle East has been plagued by border tensions, territorial disputes, internal instability, and external aggression. Generally, it is believed that Pakistan's cordial ties with Gulf…
Silence, succession, strategy
When Nawaz Sharif took over the presidency of the PML-N from his younger brother, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, it sparked hope for the party’s revival and reactivation. However, ten months…
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…
Schrödinger’s justice
THE last thing we expose a child to is injustice. It is taught even after satire. It is after all the irony is comprehended that we begin to teach our…
Name the chief, then what?
WITH the economy in dire straits, backbreaking inflation and the country reeling in the aftermath of the devastation caused by record rainfall and floods, what is the reaction of the…
Elusive common ground
Pakistan has seen several extreme levels of confrontation between political actors in its 75 years of existence. A mammoth people’s movement had mobilised against the 10-year-long rule of then president…
Misplaced optimism?
PAKISTAN can take comfort in the decision taken by Iran and Saudi Arabia, after mediation by China, to restore diplomatic ties. Pakistan has long been struggling to maintain a balance…
Will it be 1977 or 1999?
WHAT a dramatic few days these have been, even by Pakistani standards — triggered by the arrest of PTI leader Imran Khan on Tuesday in Islamabad and his triumphant return…
Avec moi, le déluge
PAKISTAN is a country led by political lemmings. Driven by some primeval instinct to commit suicide, periodically they rush towards the precipice where common sense ends, and then hurl themselves…
Winning the argument
ON Independence Day this year, the custodians of power issued formal statements. As expected, the leaders praised the nation’s resilience in the face of economic hardships and pledged a brighter…
