CommentPTI’s handshake with JPM
A marriage of convenience Every now and then the public is told of an imminent split in the PML-N which would deprive it of its formidable majority in Punjab. The merger or<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/11/ptis-handshake-with-jpm/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 11, 2018
CommentNAB effect
Too quick on the draw? NAB has done its own reputation a world of harm at a time when the ruling party is going out on a limb to discredit it as<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/10/nab-effect/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 10, 2018
CommentSanctions on Iran
Trump’s another misadventure Trump’s tearing up of the Iran nuclear deal could turn out to be the first step towards imposing a war on Iran. Trump is keen to appease Israel and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/10/sanctions-on-iran/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 10, 2018
CommentGhosts in the courtroom
Asghar Khan case resurfaces with a bangIn the case of the 1996 petition filed by the late Air Marshal Asghar Khan regarding interference by non-political forces to influence results of the 19
May 9, 2018
CommentAn inauspicious start of the electoral race
PPP saves the situationPresumably the PTI didn’t care to seek the permission of the district administration to hold the meeting on May 12 at the Hakim Saeed Ground in Gulshan-e-Iqbal while
May 9, 2018
CommentPeace of the graveyard
Bloodied Srinagar valley grieves yet again The Sunday massacre in Shopian of 10 Kashmiris (with over 30 injured) including cold-blooded murder of five civilians by desperate, trigger-happy
May 8, 2018
CommentAttack on the interior minister
Stop the spread of extremism before it's too lateWhile every contender for the general elections has opponents in his constituency, disputes do not lead to physical attacks on candidates
May 8, 2018
CommentFATF progress
Cabinet dragging its feet?The federal cabinet might have shot Pakistan’s chances of sidestepping FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey-listing in the foot by refusing to approve a finance
May 7, 2018
CommentThe PML-N universe
Remember the election?It is beginning to look, increasingly, as if PML-N is putting time-bombs in its own path to the general election. With barely days of the present government’s tenure le
May 7, 2018
CommentImran Khan points his guns towards the army
But the timing is oddBeing critical of the army is pretty much a no go area for politicians. Zardari practically had to flee the country during ex-COAS Raheel Sharif’s term after lashing out at th
May 6, 2018
CommentElections 2018
Main hurdle removed With the publication of the final delimitations of constituencies’ list, the only imponderable in the timely elections has been eliminated. The decision by the ECP cannot be challenged in any court. Earlier<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/05/06/elections-2018/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 6, 2018
CommentClaims about election rigging
Are the ‘aliens’ at it again?In an interview with a private TV channel Imran Khan claimed that “the army helped him (Nawaz Sharif) in the 2013 elections.” Explaining how this was done
May 5, 2018