Spirit of unity
The new year has arrived. The holiday season is drawing to a close, marking a time when families around the world come together, whether for brief moments or extended periods,…
Looking at 2025
As 2025 dawns, the world and Pakistan stand at a critical crossroads. Globally, the mood is uncertain, with conflicts casting a shadow over hopes for peace. Domestically, Pakistan is grappling…
Looking at 2025
As 2025 dawns, the world and Pakistan stand at a critical crossroads. Globally, the mood is uncertain, with conflicts casting a shadow over hopes for peace. Domestically, Pakistan is grappling…
Austerity plans?
The outrageous raise in the salaries of Punjab Assembly members has left people bewildered. The increase is completely out of proportion and shocking for sensibilities of a nation where many…
The 2024 Karma Express
If irony had a face, it would be that of 2024. An election year – supposedly a celebration of democracy – has instead become the year of unparalleled political suppression…
IMF and provincial governments
Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PTI) — are vying with each other to deliver more to their people…
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…
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…
