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Coalition and allies

A fter the appointment of Pakistan Peoples Party leaders as governors in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there have been unconfirmed reports...

12.05.2024 40

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Consolidating electoral gains

P akistan Muslim League-Nawaz has won most of seats in the by-elections, thereby undermining Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s narrative about rigging of...

28.04.2024 20

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An open secret

I n recent years, results of the Senate elections have highlighted a trend: the Upper House of the country’s parliament is a passage to power for...

31.03.2024 20

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Rewriting history

I n March 1979, a Supreme Court bench, headed by the then chief justice Anwar-ul Haq, upheld Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death sentence. On March 6, 2024,...

23.03.2024 10

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President Zardari, once again

A sif Ali Zardari has been elected as president of Pakistan for a second term. He had once said, “I either live in jail or the Prime Minister’s...

17.03.2024 10

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People’s choice

P Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief organiser Maryam Nawaz is all set to make history by becoming the first-ever woman chief minister of a province...

25.02.2024 10

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A controversy by any other name

E lectoral processes in Pakistan have often been controversial on account of delayed results, allegations of pre-poll rigging, accusations of...

18.02.2024 20

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Know thy voter (and speak accordingly)

Major political parties have made attractive promises in their election manifestos and during their campaigns to entice 128.5 million voters to vote...

04.02.2024 10

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PPP, PML-N setting the pace

With their non-stop rallies, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have started a new trend in what had been a rather dull...

28.01.2024 10

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Decline and fall

The year 2023 brought more problems for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its leaders. Following a number of defections, the party also lost its...

31.12.2023 10

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By the people

F Following a firm order by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan has finally issued the schedule for the February 8...

24.12.2023 20

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In the dock

A fter a 12-year hiatus, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has resumed the hearing of a presidential reference for the review of former prime minister...

17.12.2023 20

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For the people

A ppearing together for a Pakistan Peoples Party Foundation Day event, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto...

03.12.2023 10

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Politics as usual

T he friction between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz continues to grow. Posturing and statements from the two parties...

26.11.2023 20

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Nothing is unthinkable

T he Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party are emerging as the major contestants for the upcoming elections. Recently, the PML-N...

19.11.2023 10

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Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?

E ver since Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has been detained in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, top party leaders have been leaving the party....

05.11.2023 8

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Another comeback?

I ncredibly, Pakistan Muslim League supremo Nawaz Sharif is on the verge of another political comeback. Only a few years ago, all the odds (political...

28.10.2023 10

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Comeback blues

T he Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz seems to be struggling to mobilise its workers to accord a rousing welcome to its supreme leader, Nawaz Sharif, on...

08.10.2023 10

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Political horizon

A brief visit by former prime minister Shahbaz Sharif and the shifting of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan from Attock to Adiala Jail...

01.10.2023 20

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Legal battles, once again

T he Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is faced with a difficult situation after the Supreme Court of Pakistan struck down the amendments in the...

24.09.2023 20

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Change of guards

P Pakistan’s mainstream political parties have made certain changes in their central and provincial leadership in recent months. However, a change...

17.09.2023 10

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Roadmaps to polls

T he probability of general elections being held within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, as demanded by the bar councils and...

10.09.2023 20

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