Business of the House
PTI style One of the many promises Imran Khan made right through his 22-year struggle was, upon winning the election, making the House run more on the lines of western democracies. Sure,…
Republicans lose control over the House
US stops short of the precipice Democrats have clawed their way back to share in power by gaining majority in the House after eight years. The victory marks the end of the…
Black and white of the law
Same for all? The manner in which rights activist Gulalai Ismail has been treated raises a number of important questions that continue to go unanswered. And since it is for the government…
No radical change in policies
Status quo to continue As Imran Khan reached Islamabad from Beijing President Trump’s aid Alice Wells had already arrived reportedly for a ‘ties reset’, intriguingly a day ahead of the arrival of…
Tough times ahead for Tehran
Destabilising US sanctions to bite economy No country would be keen to step in Iran’s shoes these days, for after the resumption of wide-ranging US sanctions on Monday, that footwear has become…
Coming to grips with CPEC
Imran Khan returns as a champion of the Corridor and BRI Imran Khan’s talks during his five day tour of China have led to both sides having a better appreciation of each…
Wise after the event
Finally, government takes action against miscreants The acquittal of Aasia Bibi by a three-member Supreme Court bench was viewed favourably by the vast majority of citizens, being based strictly on merit and…
After the deal
Rethinking things? PTI seems to have just had the delayed realisation that the way it negotiated an end to the recent TLP dharna was not, perhaps, the smartest way to handle the…
Balance of payments support
Love from Beijing The prime minister’s visit to Beijing was quite a success, as expected, but latest reports suggest that the big cake he’s bringing back will be without a cherry on…
PTI’s policy of appeasement
Rewarding instead of punishing mischief makers Acts of lawlessness and vandalism have stopped after three days as a result of a truce between the government and the TLP. This would provide relief to…
Sami ul Haq’s assassination
A thorough investigation is required On the eve of the PTI government negotiating a questionable peace deal with religious zealots who had rampaged throughout the country for three days JUI-S chief Maulana…
The damage imposed by TLP’s protests
The ruling party fails to meet the challenge With Imran Khan in China, PTI government remains undecided over how to deal with the TLP’s protests. The prime minister had given the extremist…
Been there, done that
New Pakistan, old egos in IGP transfer case The sudden and initially mysterious transfer of Inspector General of Police, Islamabad on October 27 opened another image tainting issue for the green in…
Imran Khan’s stern warning to extremists
But mischief still remains out of control Ignoring Imran Khan’s call not to clash with the state the shortsighted TLP leadership has taken to the streets. On Thursday, miniscule groups of TLP…
Zardari’s olive branch
Makes sense? He did it at the beginning of the previous electoral cycle as well, just after ‘begrudgingly’ accepting the PML-N government. Former President Zardari agreed not to upset the new administration…
The charter of economy
Like the CoD, it requires consensus A self-righteous government which rejects the possibility of any dialogue with the two main opposition parties is ill-equipped to create a national consensus even on…
The Aasia bibi lesson
Blasphemy and its discontents Wednesday’s verdict proved that when state institutions have the will to implement the law, regardless of outside pressures and likely fallout, justice is eventually served. Credit must therefore…