Modi-Sharif accord?
After the Pahalgam attack in Indian occupied Kashmir, border tensions between Pakistan and India have escalated sharply. According to recent reports, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorised the Indian…
Election 2024: a new Sharif era?
Since Imran Khan’s mess-ups are not as forgivable as the wrongs done by Nawaz Sharif circa 99 (and even circa 2017-18), the rejuvenation of the Sharif family’s era becomes an…
Strategic confusion
IT was late spring, yet Islamabad was gripped by a heated debate over whether Pakistan should send its troops to Saudi Arabia to participate in the Saudi-Yemen war. The joint…
Silent theft
Under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) of 1860, theft is defined in Section 378 as follows: “Whoever, intending to take dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any…
Diplomatic star
While leading a high-level Pakistani diplomatic delegation, PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has presented a bold proposal for initiating collaboration between Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI and…
Realignment of security policy
THE state institutions made a mistake by deciding to initiate peace talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. The talks were doomed from the start. They allowed the TTP to regain their lost…
Iran without Raisi
The tragic martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, along with his colleagues, including the foreign minister, in a helicopter accident has shaken the entire world. While watching the breaking news…
How to move ahead
If there’s anything that Pakistan needs today to improve both its political environment and economy, it is some degree of unity and the willingness of all parties to work together.…
How this govt helped country avert sovereign default
In April of this year, when Mian Shehbaz Sharif became prime minister and appointed me as finance minister, Pakistan had about $10.5 in foreign exchange reserves. Our reserves had fallen…
Downfall of monarchy
March 30 was no doubt an historical day in our national politics when the entire experienced political leadership gathered under one roof at Sindh House in Islamabad to mutually discuss…
