Abbas Nasir

So, where do we go next? Clearly, the next indication will be the Senate chairman’s election. Published 07 Mar, 2021 06:54am

One must assess the opposition’s new-found realisation that the establishment has suddenly become neutral. Published 28 Feb, 2021 06:33am

Elections are always highly charged but rarely has the ECP issued the kind of damning statement it did. Published 21 Feb, 2021 07:02am

A number of this week’s main news items were generated by the superior courts. Published 14 Feb, 2021 06:45am

Pakistan will need to put its best foot forward in policy responses to come out ahead in the face of so many changes. Published 07 Feb, 2021 07:48am

In an era when the line between deliberate disinformation and news challenging dominant narratives has been blurred to suit the Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:53am

To blame democracy for our slow growth is a bit much. We need only look at other democracies to understand this point. Published 31 Jan, 2021 08:10am

In the UK, when a party is elected to office after being in the opposition, its leader takes over as prime minister seamlessly. Published 24 Jan, 2021 06:43am

The competence that has underlined NAB and its actions has cost us dearly now and even in 2008. Updated 17 Jan, 2021 08:02am

If the same proportion of about 220m Pakistanis had been killed as the Hazaras have lost of their own, the toll would be close to Published 10 Jan, 2021 08:50am

The deciding factor will be how much punch the alliance can pack to back its narrative. Updated 04 Jan, 2021 07:50am

The continuing loss of life exacted by the pandemic will temper the festivities. Published 27 Dec, 2020 07:13am

No analyst actually looked at the impact that the government restrictions may have had. Published 20 Dec, 2020 06:56am

Save for a couple of elections in our history, all others have witnessed varying degrees of intervention. Published 13 Dec, 2020 06:41am

Anyone who wishes to consume ‘news’ based on the ‘what is newsworthy’ criterion, is left feeling shortchanged. Updated 06 Dec, 2020 08:13am

For Dr Awan to try and make an issue out of how the mortal remains of the Sharifs’ mother were being brought home was heartless. Published 29 Nov, 2020 06:53am

We are in for trying times and we don’t have a Rudy Giuliani to provide comic relief. Published 22 Nov, 2020 07:30am

While all sides may have spoken about a need for a national dialogue, there are few specifics about how the paradigm can be reset. Updated 15 Nov, 2020 08:13am

There is great bonhomie between the young leaders of the PPP and PML-N as has been evidenced a number of times. Published 08 Nov, 2020 06:58am

A cursory look at Pakistan’s history will tell us that the traitors of today, become the patriots of tomorrow. Updated 01 Nov, 2020 08:29am