Abbas Nasir

Imran Khan’s impatience seems to have done his cause no good. Updated 25 Sep, 2022 08:38am

The point is that any chief will represent his personal and institutional interests once elevated to office. Updated 18 Sep, 2022 08:43am

For a change, there is a crying need to shelve our ‘wisdom’ that dictates and shapes all our insanity. Updated 11 Sep, 2022 09:15am

Even in the best of times, the state machinery is rotten, inefficient and corrupted. Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:04am

It does not take much to display empathy towards a broken people whose homes have collapsed and who have lost everything... Updated 28 Aug, 2022 08:35am

PDM parties will need to acknowledge that the PTI is miles ahead of them in the messaging game and narrative-building department. Updated 21 Aug, 2022 08:32am

Pakistan’s history has been marked by cycles of dictatorship followed by limited democracy. The people have indicated time... Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:52am

Jinnah stressed the need for civilian supremacy and instructed the military to stay true to the constitution and the government. Updated 08 Sep, 2022 10:34am

The option to change channels or stop watching at all should rest with the viewer. Updated 14 Aug, 2022 08:31am

Irrespective of the many bitter pills one has to swallow, elections may wait till the middle of next year. Updated 07 Aug, 2022 08:59am

We are merrily heading towards the edge of the precipice. Updated 31 Jul, 2022 08:24am

Since the 2018 elections, some 15m new voters have been added to the electoral rolls Updated 24 Jul, 2022 10:57am

A woman, no matter how much evidence she may have, has a tough time being believed. Updated 17 Jul, 2022 08:35am

To oust Hamza Shehbaz as chief minister, calculations suggests the PTI will need to win some 14 seats. Updated 10 Jul, 2022 09:50am

Of all political slogans, the one that targets issues related to the electorate’s pockets will win. Updated 03 Jul, 2022 08:43am

We can’t even tolerate our ‘lesser’ citizens exercising their right to free speech. Updated 26 Jun, 2022 08:53am

In this moment of relief for Pakistan, for which credit was being claimed by one and all, one irony was lost somewhere along... Updated 19 Jun, 2022 08:46am

This budget and the next 12 months will be like treading a minefield... Published 12 Jun, 2022 07:11am

Basic rights should never be negotiable in any dispensation let alone one with a civilian façade. Updated 05 Jun, 2022 08:41am

Despite the government signalling that it is in for the long haul, scepticism abounds about its long-term prospects. Updated 29 May, 2022 07:43am