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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Politics in the age of TV: Ex-PM Abbasi leads the pack

With Khan, there was, and continues to be, a greater level of comfort and a sense of equality.

4 March 2020 3:03 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

Imran's PTI down in the dumps; PML-N on way up?

So many rumours, but one commentator's brain. The latter is reeling from information overload.

19 Feb 2020 2:34 AM IST

Govt, Army & America: Frenemies' at all levels

Whether this difference is merely one of form or there is more to it, would be an interesting angle to explore.

27 Nov 2019 1:13 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named Azadi March later this month. (Photo: File)

Imran's PTI, PML-N must brace for long, hard journey

Even enthusiastic supporters of one or the other are weighing down on their side having emerged victorious.

20 Nov 2019 2:30 AM IST

Maulana Fazlur Rehman (Photo: AP)

Dharna politics: Push come to shove, politicos certain to blink

The dharna ended in the beginning of 2015, and a year later, the former dictator left the country.

6 Nov 2019 1:08 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Vendetta politics by Pak leaders a repeat of history

The split it caused between the PML-N and the establishment was the beginning of the fight we are now caught in the...

30 Oct 2019 2:09 AM IST

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Imran in a fix in Pak Punjab: Will Shahbaz Sharif rise?

Also, the failure of Buzdar will, unfortunately, strengthen the notion of Punjab needing a strong, centralised...

25 Sept 2019 1:05 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

In unequal societies, leaders not like all others

Domestic servants tend to be seated on different tables at restaurants because they are usually not allowed at the...

18 Sept 2019 1:46 AM IST

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe (Photo: AP)

Strongmen with staying power: Why Pak won't figure on list

Pakistan's name would not appear on a list of states headed by strongmen who have stayed (or continue to be) in power...

12 Sept 2019 12:02 AM IST

Their departure coincided with a major crackdown by the Indian government, including the arrival of tens of thousands more troops in Kashmir, the detention of hundreds of local leaders and activists, the severing of phone and internet links. (Photo: AFP)

World has lost all interest in Kashmir; war not an option

This is now something that the Pakistani society needs to understand also.

21 Aug 2019 1:06 AM IST

There are chances of Pakistan following this worldwide trend not so much for reporting, but because of the haphazard world of social media.

Media under fire all over, but giving up not an option

The idea behind the billion-dollar fund is to support media platforms, good journalism and individual journalists.

17 July 2019 2:40 AM IST

Maryam Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

For Maryam and Bilawal, it's dads over democracy

Both the PML-N and PPP have ratcheted up pressure only when they lost hope of staying one step ahead of their legal...

19 Jun 2019 1:34 AM IST