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The promise of turning around Pakistan’s destiny has been boldly made under regime after regime, without much success. It was therefore hardly...
This weekend’s surge in the number of pilgrims heading to Najaf, the holy city in southern Iraq, has yet again reinforced the towering personality...
The unimaginable has happened. Ishaq Dar, the architect of clumsy choices at Pakistan’s finance ministry, has finally been replaced by a new finance...
As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government takes charge amid the worst economic downturn in Pakistan’s history, the future of an...
This past week’s widely publicized case of a mob seeking to attack a young woman in Lahore on the suspicion of blasphemy flowing from her attire was...
As Pakistan limps towards the formation of a new government following last week’s unexpected surprises in parliamentary elections, the future is set...
Ahead of Pakistan’s elections next Thursday, the two main political rivals – the PPP and the PML-N – will have closed their campaigns offering...
Unprecedented courage, unchallenged wisdom and knowledge, and unequal perseverance in the face of adversity were just some of the many remarkable...
As Pakistan’s political rivals sharpen their proverbial knives ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, their ability to lead the country...
The prospect of Ishaq Dar’s return as finance minister in a PML-N government after the next elections will be a baffling choice. Even a delay in...
Pakistan is set to enter another year surrounded by deep-rooted challenges over its medium- to long-term future. The prospect of another political...
As Pakistan struggled with ever-growing challenges in recent decades, a succession of regimes have sought to jumpstart the country – notably its...
The futility of Pakistan’s upcoming elections is becoming increasingly clear, as the main contenders gear up without detailed plans to steer the...
As Israel relentlessly targets Palestinians in Gaza using its overwhelming military might, an immediate end to the destruction seems unlikely. The...
Nawaz Sharif’s return this past weekend to resume his political career stands at risk of being overshadowed by a bigger blowback, as Pakistan faces...
As Pakistan’s two and a half mainstream political parties [one half of a party remains excluded from politics] aspire for power in Islamabad, their...
As former prime minister Nawaz Sharif prepares for his return to Pakistan next month after four years in exile, his party’s target for defining his...
Pakistan’s emerging failures, ranging from a rapidly sliding economy to growing political discord, together smack of just one outcome: making the...