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As Pakistan’s rulers celebrate a successful IMF rescue to avert a sovereign default on debt repayments, Pakistan’s internal economy faces...
There’s a growing sense of deja vu for observers of Pakistan’s power corridors as the PML-N-led ruling structure races to gain unchecked power. In...
This week’s public criticism by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar targeting the International Monetary Fund’s intentions towards Pakistan exposed...
Pakistan’s independence day celebrations today must be a powerful reminder of the multiple adversities surrounding the country’s birth, overcome...
Pakistan’s plea to friendly countries for a delay in repayment of its upcoming financial dues is in danger of eventually becoming meaningless. Seen...
As the late afternoon scorching sun across Karbala began to sink more than 1300 years ago, one of the last acts of Imam Hussain (a.s) on ‘Ashura’...
As Pakistan’s farmers grapple with the terrible fallout from this year’s crash of domestic wheat prices, the Punjab government’s plan to set up...
Pakistan’s annual budget due this month is in danger of becoming meaningless unless backed by progressive and brave policy reforms. For years,...
As Pakistan’s finance managers crunch numbers to raise pitifully low national revenue, quick policy reversals to meet the gap will inevitably cause...
As Pakistan tackles an escalating wheat supply crisis amid a threatened nationwide protest by farmers from Friday (May 10), a chronic pattern is set...
An annual gathering in Lahore this coming weekend (April 27-28) to remember the late Asma Jahangir for her services to promote justice in Pakistan...
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 Ishaq Dar, the architect of clumsy choices at Pakistan’s finance ministry, has finally been replaced by a new finance...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...