Is Khan being released? Excitement is in the air. Something is about to happen. A domestic ceasefire may be in the offing. Talk of some deal... Published 20 May, 2025 06:36am
Pakistan Women lawmakers, civil society demand end to symbolic representation in politics PESHAWAR: Women parliamentarians, civil society actors, and policy experts gathered at a high-level roundtable ... Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am
Opinion The Gandapur Game He is up to something. No one knows what it is. Perhaps not even himself. Welcome to the deliciously mysterious ... Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am
Opinion Talking to Adiala They flew in from America, rushed to Aabpara, traipsed across to Adiala then jetted back to America. And the net... Published 08 Apr, 2025 06:20am
Opinion Politics and economy Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The... Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am
Opinion Govt needs to revisit its strategy in relation to PTI How unfortunate it is that the hawks seem to have prevailed on doves in the government side as defence minister... Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am
Opinion Region: BD throws up opportunities In a major development, India has extended its security base and offensive capability and outreach beyond its... Published 15 Feb, 2025 06:30am
Opinion Politics over economics This is the second of a two-part series on Pakistani administration’s focus on domestic factors while ignoring... Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am
Pakistan Strength of nations lies in politics and culture: Bilawal KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasised that the strength of a nation... Updated 18 Jan, 2025 06:53am
Pakistan Governor raps Bushra for tarnishing women’s politics LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that Bushra Bibi is tarnishing women’s politics. “I... Published 28 Nov, 2024 05:45am
Editorials Our messy politics and foreign interventions EDITORIAL: Diaspora Pakistanis disturbed by our increasingly intolerant politics have effectively been using their... Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:31am
Print PM calls for shunning ‘politics of agitation’ ISLAMABAD: As the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a protest rally in Islamabad on November... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:20am
Pakistan IK denies reports of Bushra’s joining politics ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan on Friday said that his wife Bushra Bibi... Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:41am
Opinion When business starts politicking “I want to leave, it is getting too political”. “I cannot breathe, it is choking”. “Nothing I say gets... Published 06 Nov, 2024 07:12am
Editorials Punjab power politics EDITORIAL: The Punjab government’s decision to reduce electricity bills by 14 rupees per unit for those consuming... Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am
Opinion Protests, politics and the ‘un’-social media The best way to control is to make people mindless. The best way to keep them mindless is to keep them illiterate... Updated 15 May, 2024 06:34am
Pakistan PPP-P leader terms May 9 2023 ‘darkest day in the history of Pakistan’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) Secretary General Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said that May 9 ... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Pakistan ‘Govts must complete their tenures for country’s stability’ ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary affairs analyst Dilawar Hussain has said that for political and democratic stability in the... Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am
Pakistan PTI says will keep the fight alive in parliament, on streets ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PTI) on Friday categorically said that the party would opt for... Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am
World Cambodia ex-PM Hun Sen returns to frontline politics for senate seat PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s ruling party claimed a landslide victory in Senate elections on Sunday, setting the stage... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
Editorials ‘PDM 2.0’: that, after all, is the art of politics? EDITORIAL: The deal between Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Pakistan Tareen announces retirement from politics LAHORE: Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) Chairman Jahangir Khan Tareen announced his resignation from the party... Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am
Print Zardari claims IK had registered Afghans as voters KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to expel unregistered Afghan refugees and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf struggles for... Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:44am
Print Sanjrani accepts resignation of Tarin ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate has accepted the resignation of former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin. Senate Secretariat... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:08am
Pakistan Tarin quits PTI ISLAMABAD: As there is no letup in the crackdown against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, Shaukat Tarin, a... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Pakistan Bilawal underscores need for ‘new’ approach to politics QUETTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday stressed the need for a new way of... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World Trump decries ‘political warfare’ in NY business fraud case NEW YORK: Donald Trump was sworn in to testify on Monday in a New York civil fraud trial that threatens to diminish... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
Pakistan ATP leader for collective efforts to steer country out of crisis PESHAWAR: Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah said the politics of manipulation and polarization ... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Politics plus self-interest plus “I simply cannot understand what happens to basic human nature once politics enters into the equation.”... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Pariwaar politics “So who do you reckon is the heir?” “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is the heir…” “There is much talk of Asefa... Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am