Opinion PTI: what next? The abrupt fizzling out of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI’s) long march can be explained by three factors.... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Opinion The long and the short of it Imran Khan has finally announced his long march on Islamabad for May 25, 2022. He has dubbed it the ‘battle for... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am
Opinion The victim card Pakistan’s history is witness to the fact that every prime minister turfed out of office by fair means or foul has... Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am
Opinion ‘Neutrality’s’ fallout Both military and civilian state institutions have come out with hard-hitting statements against attempts to “drag... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
Opinion What a fall The last two weeks in Pakistan’s life have shaken the country to its roots. As far as the Imran Khan-led Pakistan... Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Opinion Hope afresh The past week has been one of the most dramatic in Pakistan’s history. But even more remarkable is the fact that a... Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Opinion Imran Khan’s ‘flight’ Politics in Pakistan never fails to surprise and shock. But Imran Khan’s actions in the last few days have broken... Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Opinion Bizarre, desperate ploy As these lines are being written, the National Assembly (NA) is meeting to take up the no-confidence motion of the... Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am
Opinion The slippery slope of Pakistan’s politics While controversy rages against Speaker National Assembly (NA) Asad Qaiser’s delaying the calling of the NA ... Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am
Opinion The Ides of March Some well wisher should have advised Prime Minister Imran Khan to take heed of the warning to Julius Caesar ... Published 15 Mar, 2022 05:43am
Opinion Turn of the tide? On both sides of the political divide, the season of rallies, processions and long marches seems to have arrived.... Published 08 Mar, 2022 05:15am
Opinion A dangerous crisis The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has raised international concerns about the risks and dangers inherent in such a... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
Opinion US-led west’s real agenda in Ukraine crisis The latest news barrage in the Ukraine crisis suggests both elements of possible war and hopeful signs of peace.... Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Opinion Lynching season A mentally challenged middle-aged man in Tulamba, a Khanewal village, is the latest victim of mob vigilantism on... Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am
Opinion Security insecure Even a casual glance at the instances of attacks on the security forces in the country would indicate that a... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Opinion ‘Punishing’ Russia The US-led west and Russia have been at loggerheads over Ukraine since 2014. Of late, the former has used escalating... Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am
Opinion The long arm of the establishment? The trial in London of a Pakistani man, Gohir Khan, on charges of being hired to assassinate exiled Pakistani ... Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am
Opinion Myanmar testament to vulnerability of democracy The military junta that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected National League for Democracy (NLD) by... Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am
Opinion Bring me news of fresh disasters Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar, under fire along with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) federal ... Updated 11 Jan, 2022 06:54am
Opinion ‘Deals’ in the air Nothing in our blessed country is ever simple or straightforward. What appears to be ‘true’ very often turns out... Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am