Stories by Arifa Noor
Much of the Basant goodwill has been squandered by news of an unnecessary expense.
Updated 24 Feb, 2026 09:21am
The reports of Khan’s ill health have added fuel to the talk of a probable deal.
Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:13am
It is perhaps too early to know what is happening but there is something black in the ‘khichri’.
Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:26am
The insurgency has been ongoing for 20 years now, the longest of any in Balochistan.
Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:12am
Sohail Afridi's outreach to people is striking in an environment where few are making the effort to do politics.
Updated 27 Jan, 2026 09:00am
Surely, it would be easier to simply hone the election management technique introduced before, during and after the 2024 elections.
Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:27am
Islamabad’s greenery is being replaced by big roads, flyovers and underpasses.
Updated 13 Jan, 2026 09:18am
It seems as if all the political soap opera plot twists have been done, and talked about, to death.
Updated 06 Jan, 2026 09:25am
If the chatter in Islamabad is to be believed, the concerns about the economy are real.
Updated 30 Dec, 2025 09:11am
The ruling elite may be sitting pretty but their biggest worry is the economy.
Updated 23 Dec, 2025 09:02am
It is hard to say what exactly Faiz Hameed’s conviction means for Pakistan.
Updated 16 Dec, 2025 09:40am
The real challenge for both the powers that be and the PTI is KP.
Updated 09 Dec, 2025 09:17am
Foreign policy miracles and numerous trips abroad still haven’t yielded the awaited manna.
Updated 25 Nov, 2025 09:05am
There is little hope that any of the three pillars of the state are intact.
Updated 18 Nov, 2025 08:45am
Nearly two decades later, television’s fire and innovation are a thing of the past.
Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:57am
Why should one assume that legislators would pass a law with the same intent as a military despot?
Updated 04 Nov, 2025 09:09am
It is no longer necessary that once the borders of Pakistan are crossed, threatened journalists will be able to breathe freely.
Updated 28 Oct, 2025 08:22am
Picking so many battles leaves the state in a mode of crisis management all the time.
Updated 21 Oct, 2025 08:49am
If the new CM chooses the path of resistance it will further complicate KP’s security situation.
Updated 14 Oct, 2025 05:37pm
Mixed messaging from the government or just confusion? It was hard to tell.
Updated 07 Oct, 2025 09:29am
