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Mar 18, 2024

Zalmay Azad

Elections 2024: Why did religious parties fail in KP?

The electoral setback is a compelling wake-up call for JI and JUI, necessitating a thorough reassessment of their strategies

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Mar 10, 2024

Rauf Klasra

From rigged elections to parliamentary chaos

In Parliament, familiar faces from twenty years ago populated the space once again but Benazir Bhutto’s absence was palpable

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Web Desk
Mar 04, 2024

Zafar Ali Khan

Shehbaz Sharif, challenges and his cabinet

Shehbaz Sharif’s cabinet selection process is a critical determinant of Pakistan’s trajectory in the face of myriad challenges

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Web Desk
Feb 26, 2024

Zia Ur Rehman

From grassroots to deputy speaker: hope for Pakistan’s minorities

While Naveed Anthony becoming Sindh’s deputy speaker is a positive development, it is important to remember that it should not be seen as a token gesture

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Web Desk
Feb 20, 2024

Zia Ur Rehman

Has Pakistan’s political landscape shifted?

Pakistan’s young people, historically apathetic towards the country’s political system and its institutions, are showing an uncharacteristic optimism that their involvement and interest in the election could right the nation’s course

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Feb 19, 2024

Rauf Klasra

Nawaz Sharif’s electoral missteps and the youth factor

When you trust others more than the people, the result is often that you have a pit in front and occasion behind you

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Feb 16, 2024

Aamer Ahmed Khan

Always different from what it looks

It is equally difficult to share PTI’s current optimism that the election tribunals or courts of law will alter the results substantially enough to enable this refreshingly young but woefully misdirected party to form a government in Islamabad

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Web Desk
Feb 04, 2024

Rauf Klasra

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion

If the leader or his wife begins to exhibit moral corruption, then any ruler loses the justification for his rule, burying the honour of his leadership

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Feb 02, 2024

Aamer Ahmed Khan

The view from deep within

For a country facing a real possibility of an economic collapse, it is almost surreal to watch our politicians gunning for each other’s throats, not one of them coming up with even a remotely workable solution to the real challenges that await them.

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Jan 22, 2024

Rauf Klasra

Iran’s missile blitz: changing landscape of Iran-Pakistan ties

How times change, today missiles have been launched from the same Iran, whose Shah had threatened India that he would fight shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan, if India attacks it