Abbas Nasir
If we continue down this path, the only guaranteed destination is disaster.
Updated 21 Jul, 2024 09:11am
The practitioners of realpolitik and the guardians of the Constitution and law have demonstrably and dramatically diverged.
Updated 14 Jul, 2024 09:18am
Do the various tools at the disposal of the state have the capacity to keep the lid firmly on the steam that is building up?
Updated 07 Jul, 2024 09:14am
Any pressure by Congress would take months to manifest itself in policy, if at all, after the new president takes office in January next year.
Updated 30 Jun, 2024 09:44am
Over the years, the state has weaponised faith as a force multiplier to use to meet external challenges.
Updated 23 Jun, 2024 10:12am
There is a method to the madness of the authorities in keeping Imran Khan physically away from his supporters.
Updated 16 Jun, 2024 04:26pm
Pakistan may be just a few days away from deploying and extensively using a Chinese system to monitor and block social media content.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 10:06am
Even now if it can secure a ceasefire and keep a residual presence in Gaza, Hamas would not be a loser.
Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:07am
A party in power can regain lost popularity only through exceptional governance.
Updated 26 May, 2024 09:28am
Most Western media will have you believe the Palestine issue cropped up on Oct 7, and not with the Nakba.
Published 19 May, 2024 09:45am
If the chief was able to weather that storm then, he appears far more secure now.
Updated 12 May, 2024 09:36am
The politically astute politician scents an opportunity to create more elbow room for his party.
Updated 05 May, 2024 09:16am
The PML-N isn’t alone in this struggle for space as similar mixed signals come almost daily from the PTI as well.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:59am
Donald Trump may have nice things to say about Imran Khan, but he likes the Saudis more.
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 10:35am
Retaliation would serve Israel’s cause and divert the West's attention from the mass murder in Gaza.
Updated 14 Apr, 2024 10:17am
Our judiciary has been at the receiving end of untold pressure since the country’s inception.
Updated 07 Apr, 2024 09:52am
There is no apparent desire or ability among the key players to address what may be the gravest existentialist threat to Pakistan.
Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:48am
A vibrant federation that guarantees the rights of all federating units is a prerequisite for national unity.
Updated 24 Mar, 2024 09:59am
Will Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif ever see eye to eye on the need for a genuine democratic transition in the country?
Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:48am
Making decisions based on poor counsel spelt disaster for the PTI in more ways than one.
Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:09am
