An unfeeling IMF
The PML-N led alliance had reiterated that it could resolve the economic problems including withdrawal of the huge subsidy on petroleum products...
Let them speak
The shoe is on the other foot. Not snugly, because the instances haven’t been as stark, but the other foot it is....
The arrests are not stopping
Why is no one ready to claim ownership of the arrest of former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, in a case involving...
Gujrat double murder
The desperate hunger for a path to permanent residence abroad, which has led to many young Pakistanis marrying much older women abroad...
Making the National Assembly functional
With 123 PTI members resigning from a House of 272 the National Assembly was left a shadow of its former self in...
Of foul mouths
The political class represents the best and worst that a country has to offer. That latter bit implies that it is also...
The ruling alliance holds
Despite advice from PML(N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz to say goodbye to the government rather than bury the public under more inflation,...
Resistance to Taliban coalesces
The Taliban probably never had a honeymoon period, but if they did, it is now definitely over. This was symbolized by the...
Political uncertainty persists
The opposition alliance displayed haste in bringing down the PTI government despite sharp differences over how to deal with the issues emerging...
Yasin Malik’s conviction
The conviction of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik on terrorism-related charges may mean life imprisonment at the sentencing hearing...
An opportunity worth taking
Unnecessarily assertive statements about the USA by former Prime Minister Imran Khan mired relations between Islamabad and Washington. The relations touched a...
Floor crossing reference decided
The Supreme Court has decided the presidential reference on the Anti-Defection Clause definitively, holding that the votes of those voting against the...
Task before ruling alliance
That the ruling alliance has taken over a month to agree on measures to take the country out of economic crisis does...
Water scarcity
There isn’t enough water to go around. And things are going to get worse, not just for Pakistan, but also India. The...
The task before PM Sharif
The PML-N looks divided over how to handle the issue of subsidy on petroleum products, a booby trap left by a scheming...