After two rallies
PTI government in blue funk PDM’s Karachi rally was as impressive as the one at Gujranwala. While Jinnah Garden’s massive enclosure was filled to its capacity, hundreds of late comers listened to…
New level of high handedness
Forced entry and arresting without an FIR There is no doubt that the recent actions of Captain (r) Safdar, PML-N supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and Maryam Nawaz’s husband, are reprehensible. The…
Dragging institutions into the open
Imran Khan replies to Nawaz, but raises questions about himself Prime Minister Imran Khan used his address to a Tiger Force convention on Saturday to give a reply to predecessor Mian Nawaz…
Hafeez Centre fire
Yet another reminder that skyscrapers need protection The fire at Hafeez Centre may well have been caused by short-circuiting, but that does not mean that the electronics trade in Lahore, and indeed…
The PDM power show
An impressive and charged gathering The opposition has taken to the streets not out of choice but out of compulsion. For over two years it made several offers to the government for cooperation…
NATO convoy attack
Bleak security outlook Since the US invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan has had to pay a heavy price both in terms of loss of life and damage to the economy worth billions of…
Is pace of CPEC 2.0 slowing down?
No decision on ML-1 financing There is a perception that the progress of the CPEC has slowed down during the present government. Recently an important meeting was delayed, a vital project announced…
Security personnel martyred
Resetting of priorities needed Thursday was one of the worst days in the War on Terror, not merely for the armed forces, but for the country as a whole, with 13 security…
The opposition rally
And government’s terms and conditions Relations between the government and the opposition are becoming tense by the day. The opposition maintains that it is within its right to protest against government policies.…
IMF sees hard times ahead for Pakistan
Low growth predicted After the World Bank’s prediction of a one percent contraction of GDP in 2020-2021, the IMF’s prediction, in its Economic Monitor, of one percent growth, is probably welcome. It…
Strict action needed
Turbat which is known as the second largest city of balochistan whose educational institutions are the ones who are not following the SOPs of the pandemic. As schools were opened on 15…
Need to enforce party discipline
Perception of factionalism Despite reports appearing from time to time regarding Prime Minister Imran Khan’s determination to remove the dead wood from the Cabinet, what one has seen happening, is no more…
Overture to India
Keeping Kashmir foremost The interview that PM’s Security Special Assistant Moeed Yusuf gave to an Indian news portal, The Wire, in a television interview with well-known Indian journalist Karan Thapar, had at…
From holding rallies to blocking rallies
Divisions within the PTI An over-confident Prime Minister Imran Khan underrates the ability of the opposition to pose a threat to his government. He thinks he alone is an expert in rousing…
Exiting Afghanistan
Not so straightforward US President Donald Trump, evidently without consulting his top generals or advisors on the matter, sent out another one of his controversial tweets, stating that all US soldiers currently…
Hoping for a miracle
That lands Pakistan into FATF’s white list The government had maligned the opposition for not supporting some of the politically motivated provisions included in its FATF related bills. Government leaders went to…
PDM’s first outing
Gujranwala will set the tone for future rallies After a few revisions in its schedule of activities, the anti-government 11-party opposition alliance dubbed the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will hold its first…