CommentMinisters’ report card
But what about the PM? Good that federal secretaries will brief the prime minister about what respective ministers have been up to over the last hundred days or so. Finally their jobs<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/09/980882/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 9, 2018
CommentPakistan’s foreign relations
And an over-confident but ill-prepared PM Despite receiving hours long briefings at the GHQ and ISI headquarters besides attending several lengthy tutorials by none other than the COAS himself Imran Khan faltered<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/08/pakistans-foreign-relations/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 8, 2018
CommentBotched test series
Simply unable to get the end game right After an abysmal outing in the first test against New Zealand where Pakistan lost by a mere four runs the men in green equalized<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/08/botched-test-series/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 8, 2018
CommentA hunch for flattering mirrors
While on the watershed In democracies a free and vibrant media keeps governments on toes by showing them the real picture of the country, moles and all. The media thus plays an<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/07/a-hunch-for-flattering-mirrors/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 7, 2018
CommentNewfound US Afghan focus
Serious move towards endgame? President Donald Trump’s recent letter to PM Imran Khan was couched in tame diplomatic language, in welcome contrast to the sharp verbal excesses usually employed in his regular<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/07/newfound-us-afghan-focus/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 7, 2018
CommentNew normal under a self-righteous king
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil when party men are involved When the PTI chief condemned the politicisation of bureaucracy by his predecessors many clapped their hands in approval.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/05/new-normal-under-a-self-righteous-king/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 5, 2018
CommentGovernment approved scripts at Alhamra
How democratic is that? After making its intentions of controlling content, to whichever degree possible, on print, electronic as well as social media pretty clear, the government is now trying to cast<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/05/government-approved-scripts-at-alhamra/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 5, 2018
CommentInvented news about economy
Existing on false impressionsWhile on the campaign trail, Imran Khan remarked at numerous rallies that he would always speak the truth on national issues, a somewhat tall claim for any politic
Dec 4, 2018
CommentIs Imran Khan planning another U-turn ?
Is Imran Khan planning another U-turn ? Compared to central and northern Punjab, the southern region of the province has remained underdeveloped in terms of infrastructure, educati
Dec 4, 2018
CommentPM’s twopence worth on currency
Didn’t seem too worried Nice of the prime minister to try and soothe investor nerves after the historic collapse of the local currency. But he didn’t quite spell out how the situation,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/03/pms-twopence-worth-on-currency/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 3, 2018
CommentThe TLP issue
Long-term solution? While much of the local press, and indeed wider public, has appreciated action taken against TLP in the ‘better late than never’ spirit, it is time for the government to,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/03/the-tlp-issue/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 3, 2018
CommentJIT report in Azam Swati case
Damning revelations While his party the PTI boasts about recovery of thousands of acres of encroached land Azam Swati has himself been found guilty of encroaching over 12 kanals of land. A<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/02/jit-report-in-azam-swati-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 2, 2018