Arif Nizami

Politics or entertainment?  There is never a dull moment in our deeply flawed political matrix. Endemic swipes of our political elite against each other, dutifully amplified 24/7

And strategic restraint   As a prelude to the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s sojourn to Islamabad, our policy makers are expressing cautious optimism on the fut

Reluctance to face ground realities In the immediate aftermath of Sharif’s son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar’s diatribe against the Ahmadis in the National Assembly, a despondent senior PML-N stalwart confided in me: ‘It<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/15/does-pml-n-have-a-death-wish/" title="Read more" >...</a>

And the deep state  Ever since Nawaz Sharif’s ouster instability has become the hallmark of our political milieu. The former prime minister disqualified by the apex court more

You have the watches, we have the time  Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has stirred up a hornet’s nest by sharply digressing from decades old policies that were being pursued by the

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And Sharifs legal woes His role, apart from being the custodian of the economy,is to interact with the IFIs (International Financial Institutions) and the donor countries as well.Th

And fate of the heir apparent   Today is the day of reckoning in Lahore. Ordinarily too much cannot be read in results of by-elections. However, the timing of the NA-120 contest<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/17/sharif-at-a-dead-end/" title="Read more" >...</a>

A new narrative in the offing? The real challenge that remains for Pakistan is to be seen to walking the talk.Slowly but surely jhadist groups (within Pakistan) are being asked to pack

The former prime minister, Mian Nawaz, Sharif is celebrating Eid with his family in London. The ostensible purpose of his sojourn is to be with his ailing wife who is undergoing treatment fo

Time for introspection?     Notwithstanding the veracity or otherwise of his claims of being squeaky clean during his political career spanned over several dec

And the prime minister’s fateThe nation including the media was entirely consumed by the future of the government in wake of Panamagate during the past few months. Resultantly a lot of pressing is

Time will tell If Sharif is actually being singled out by the deep state then his goose is cooked. Perhaps belatedly realising that this was a self-defeating strategy, the PML-N has stopped<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/07/16/accountability-or-witch-hunt/" title="Read more" >...</a>