A skewed accountability process
And the release of Sharif The release of leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on bail by a bench of the Lahore High Court raises a lot of…
Accountability woes
And the Aleem fallout How logic is turned on its head to suit its narrative of the day has become the hallmark of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government. Appointed as head of…
US-Pakistan Ties
No reset in the offing Much to the chagrin of foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi the reset in US Pakistan relations – despite tall claims to the contrary – remains elusive. Easily…
Mini or non-budget?
Old wine in a new bottle Finance minister Asad Umar is so cocksure that measures already taken have revived a moribund economy that he is not willing to brook any criticism of…
A bankrupt economy
With no quick fix solutions According to latest figures released by the government, trade deficit is falling sharply and inflation barely rose 0.4 per cent in the past five months since the…
Too many cooks
The curious case of the spokesperson Most news-watchers were shocked to see Dr. Farrukh Saleem the government’s presumptive spokesman on the economy explicating the doom and gloom scenario of our present economic…
Accountability or witch-hunt?
The jury is still out The father and son duo spewing fire and brimstone on the eleventh death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto does not change ground realities. Judging from the report of…
End of the road for Zardari and Sharifs?
History bound to repeat itself Only a few months back it would have been considered unfathomable that the two erstwhile rivals, the PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party) and the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim league…
Losing the perception game
The economy heading south Perhaps a quintessential optimist, Asad Umer the finance minister, would make us believe that the economic crisis is all but over. Previously the ruling PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) oft…
Confusion worst confounded
Tail wagging the dog Prime minister Imran Khan is a lucky guy. The kind of support he enjoys from various state institutions, his predecessors could only dream of. He has everything going…
Economic revival
Still elusive The self –imposed 100 days deadline almost over the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) led government is yet to get its act together. Especially on the economic front there is confusion worst…
First 100 days of PTI
Need for a reset Soon to be approaching, the first 100 days in power of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) government are reportedly going to be observed with much fanfare. But is there…
Kowtowing to Extremism
The easy way out Instead of catching the bull by the horns the PTI led government has buckled under the collective might of religious zealots and extremists. The political opposition the go-to…
Khan vs the opposition
No more NROs The PTI (Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf), led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, seems to be in a constant state of revolution. Castigating political opponents across the board in the…
Economy blues
And the beleaguered media Prime Minister Imran Khan is perhaps making a somewhat desperate last minute attempt to escape the gauntlet of the IMF (International Monetary Fund). In his interaction with media…
Fixing a failing economy
An uphill task An ostensibly flustered Asad Umer sounded a bit sheepish announcing the government’s decision to finally request the IMF (International Monetary Fund) for a bailout package. But more embarrassed should…
Victimization in the name of ehtesab
And gimmickry sans performance In just less than two months since Imran Khan took oath as prime minister, he must have realized that governing Pakistan is a not a bed of roses.…