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Farhan Bokhari

Farhan Bokhari

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A viable Pakistan?

The promise of turning around Pakistan’s destiny has been boldly made under regime after regime, without much success. It was therefore hardly...

10.04.2024 40

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

The martyrdom of Hazrat Ali

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...

31.03.2024 80

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

A fresh start

The unimaginable has happened. Ishaq Dar, the architect of clumsy choices at Pakistan’s finance ministry, has finally been replaced by a new finance...

27.03.2024 30

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Road to SIFC

As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government takes charge amid the worst economic downturn in Pakistan’s history, the future of an...

13.03.2024 50

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Rule by mob

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...

28.02.2024 40

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

‘Half’ a rule

As Pakistan limps towards the formation of a new government following last week’s unexpected surprises in parliamentary elections, the future is set...

14.02.2024 20

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Hollow promises?

Ahead of Pakistan’s elections next Thursday, the two main political rivals – the PPP and the PML-N – will have closed their campaigns offering...

31.01.2024 10

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Miracle in Kaaba

Unprecedented courage, unchallenged wisdom and knowledge, and unequal perseverance in the face of adversity were just some of the many remarkable...

25.01.2024 70

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Vote for change?

As Pakistan’s political rivals sharpen their proverbial knives ahead of next month’s parliamentary elections, their ability to lead the country...

17.01.2024 10

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

To Dar or not

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...

03.01.2024 40

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Pakistan in 2024

Pakistan is set to enter another year surrounded by deep-rooted challenges over its medium- to long-term future. The prospect of another political...

20.12.2023 80

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Jumpstart Pakistan?

As Pakistan struggled with ever-growing challenges in recent decades, a succession of regimes have sought to jumpstart the country – notably its...

06.12.2023 40

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

After the transition

The futility of Pakistan’s upcoming elections is becoming increasingly clear, as the main contenders gear up without detailed plans to steer the...

22.11.2023 30

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

After the carnage

As Israel relentlessly targets Palestinians in Gaza using its overwhelming military might, an immediate end to the destruction seems unlikely. The...

08.11.2023 30

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Blowback to Pakistan

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...

25.10.2023 20

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Democracy vs economy

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...

11.10.2023 200

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Irrelevant millions?

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...

27.09.2023 40

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

Tackling failure?

Pakistan’s emerging failures, ranging from a rapidly sliding economy to growing political discord, together smack of just one outcome: making the...

13.09.2023 70

The News International

Farhan Bokhari

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