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And inevitable party splitsAs per the schedule the announcement of General Elections 2018 is less than two weeks away but there is confusion worst confounded. Despite assurances that the polls wil

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And courage under fireElections are just round the corner; the three main protagonists are invoking the ostensible role of the military in politics. But Sharif and his handpicked Prime Minister Sh

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Simply passing the buckIn another first, despite skepticism expressed by the opposition against announcing the sixth budget of its five-year tenure the PML-N government nonetheless went ahead and

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Or a warped system?Despite general elections round the corner, a wave of uncertainty grips the country. According to the constitution, June 5 when the National and Provincial assemblies complete t

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Debasing democracy in the name of democracyElections due to be announced in less than two months, mahazes (fronts) and alliances of different hues and colours are being formed or reactivated. Some

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But what about political engineering?Despite elections being round the corner, thick clouds of uncertainty engulf the entire political spectrum. There are quite a few doubting Thomases and naysaye

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A bailout in the offing?The second unannounced devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee in the last four months is clearly symptomatic of an economy in dire straits. Unsurprisingly economic pundits are

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Countdown to general electionsDespite past the first goalpost the democratic system remains fragile. Theoretically only two months away from the holding of general elections, a pervasive sense of u

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Time to outgrow it ‘We are the victim of terrorism rather than its perpetrator, ‘has been the consistent mantra of our officialdom in the face of being accused of just the opposite. A sense o

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More to comeBy debarring Nawaz Sharif from heading his own party, the judges of the apex court have thrown another spanner in the works. In a rather unusual manner – unprecedented in our cheque

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A pyrrhic victory? Despite being a disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to be ready to throw down the gauntlet. Buttressed by mammoth public meetings in recent weeks and decisive wins in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/18/sharifs-recent-upsurge/" title="Read more" >...</a>

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In the face of an assertive judiciary The PML-N’s (now ex) senator Nehal Hashmi is the first party stalwart to be convicted by the apex court under the contempt of court law.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/04/sharifs-continual-recalcitrance/" title="Read more" >...</a>