Opinion

Shazia Mehboob The political situation of the country has taken a turn with the appointment of PML-N Shehbaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister. The new PM has pledged to provide economic relief with the stock market stability and…

Ishtiaq Ahmed   The decision by the PTI to collectively resign from the Nationally Assembly is politically flawed. The reason being given is that PTI can’t be seen to be lending credibility to the alliance government that has…

Ishtiaq Ahmed A sobering thought for the nation of 220 million and counting Pakistan came to be an independent state on 14th August 1947. Since this auspicious date, 19 prime ministers have come and gone hurriedly. It is a sobering…

Shazia Mehboob Tanoli After Sunday's surprising political developments, whoever becomes the next prime minister of Pakistan will face humongous internal and external challenges. Internally, the new prime minister and his team would…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: The evolving political situation in Pakistan is extremely worrying. Things are moving forward quickly following the rejection of the ‘no-confidence motion’ by the deputy speaker of the House, Qasim Khan Suri, and…

Pakistan's political stability is in the melting pot. The political temperature is at its boiling point with recriminations and counter-recriminations from the government and opposition both. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has stated…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Much is being written and talked about the political and economic impact of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and how this may lead to a shift in the balance of power between the east and west. The energy crisis that…

Ishtiaq Ahmed The inability to control the spiralling cost of living, prevent the worsening of law & order situation and now a renewed threat to the internal security of Pakistan brought ahead by the Peshawar tragedy, amongst other…

Ishtiaq Ahmed By now many of us must have learned about the suicide bombing of the Mosque in Peshawar during the Friday prayers, killing 56 and injuring 194, in an act of extreme barbarity. It is reported that the suicide bomber was…

Ishtiaq Ahmed There is a great deal of disquiet at home and abroad about the timing of Imran Khan’s visit to Russia notwithstanding that the fact it was planned well before the invasion of Ukraine. Although, the likelihood of invasion…