CommentPushing the system to the brink
Public confrontation with judiciary should end Politicians are accused of corruption in the East Asian countries and Europe also. But once evidence starts pouring in, they come out clean on their doings,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/10/pushing-the-system-to-the-brink/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 10, 2018
CommentInopportune appointment
Replacing a career diplomat with a noviceMaking well-thought out, deserving appointments on merit in pivotal posts has not been the forte of the PML-N government. Charges of cronyism, nepotism
Mar 10, 2018
CommentUnheeded warnings
Latest IMF review of Pakistan’s economic red flags‘The more things change, the more they stay the same’, is essentially a political statement about underlying fundamental continuity even
Mar 9, 2018
CommentWashing dirty linen at ECP
Senate election and horse-tradingIt is all very well for the Election Commission to take note of the horse-trading matter and invite a number of personalities from government and opposition ex
Mar 8, 2018
CommentWeakening parliament can harm the country
Institutions must not transgress their constitutional limitsOutgoing Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani and Senator Farhatullah Babar have lamented that the supremacy of Parliament was fast eroding
Mar 8, 2018
CommentRemoving flaws in electoral system
Little time remaining A number of events have taken place before the election of the Senate Chairman that require the political parties’ attention. To start with, out of the three major par
Mar 7, 2018
CommentFrom reverse to top gear
NAB becomes a beehive of activity The National Accountability Bureau has cast off its previous lethargy and sprung into action with new arrests, inquiries, investigations and references, which will no doubt cause<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/07/from-reverse-to-top-gear/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 7, 2018
CommentNo time for any “sacred war”
Senate chairman should be a mediator rather than a gladiator The Senate is complete after the election of 52 Senators. Electing a new chairman is on the agenda now With the PTI<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/06/no-time-for-any-sacred-war/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 6, 2018
CommentMoving into a vacuum
US-Pak relationship at critical junction The contours and implications of President Trump’s new Afghan policy are becoming clearer and should be a cause of concern for policy makers, both governmental and military.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/06/moving-into-a-vacuum/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Mar 6, 2018
CommentCJ’s crusade
Collision course!Hopefully the snub from the chief justice will be enough for Punjab’s illustrious bureaucrats to avoid taking the law into their own hands and return to their jobs. By obser
Mar 5, 2018
CommentSenate vote implications
Road to general electionThat the Senate poll was held on time, after all, is indeed a victory for the democratic process in the country – even if it will stand out for the rather low quality
Mar 5, 2018
CommentThe judgment
And its impact on PML-NThat Nawaz Sharif would no longer be able to preside over party meetings will have a significant effect on the PML-N's working. Not that Nawaz will stop interfering in the
Mar 4, 2018