When the courts surrender? Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:28am During the devastation of WW-II Winston Churchill said, “Thank God. If the courts are working, nothing can go...
Cat’s out of the bag Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am EDITORIAL: Rumours that plans were afoot to delay the general election, due at the end of the year, turned out to be...
Caretaker prime minister: Only politicians on PPP-PML(N) shortlist for slot Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:52am LAHORE: Consultations are going on among coalition partners of the incumbent government for the caretaker setup,...
Political despondency and economic despair Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am EDITORIAL: A recent survey by Gallop World Poll has only confirmed what most Pakistanis already understand pretty...
Govt on course to wind things up Updated 13 May, 2023 06:25am A politician looks up to the next election while a statesman’s vision extends beyond the welfare of the next two...
Not an era of principles Updated 28 Apr, 2023 06:37am Perhaps many people are born into an era that they can never belong to. It serves as no surprise to have idiomatic...
Dog-eat-dog season Updated 27 Apr, 2023 07:02am Perhaps ordinary, concerned Pakistanis expecting the so-called audio leaks to pit one central state institution...
Inauspicious anniversary Updated 21 Mar, 2023 06:54am EDITORIAL: How ironic that the country is tumbling from one political-constitutional crisis to another in the year...
Toshakhana: asset accumulation Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly...
Everybody’ll want the establishment back Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am If you’ve followed Pakistani politics for two-and-a-half decades, especially as a journalist, you’ll understand that...
Transition from ‘Pinky’ to ‘Mohtarma’ Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am Perhaps after Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nawabzada Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan in its twisted history of the last 75 ...
Punjab: politicians wade into deeper, murkier waters Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:42am Governor de-notifies chief minister PTI rejects governor’s action, Speaker says vote on no-confidence motion will be in first week of Jan
Flood relief: Alvi urges politicians to pace up efforts Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:13am Politics and floods are not a zero-sum situation, the president emphasises
Games politicians play Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am EDITORIAL: Minister for Water Resources Syed Khurshid Shah of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was spot on when he...
Federal budget attracts mixed reaction from politicians, traders Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:19am PESHAWAR: Federal budget for financial year 2022-23 has received mixed reaction from politicians, traders, ...
Political circus: will this ever end? Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am Perhaps, the immediate answer from any of my compatriots to this interrogative caption is, no. A vehement, no. There...
Up for grabs: Karachi Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am Politics makes strange bed fellows. This is adapted from a line in the play, ‘The Tempest’ by William ...