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Cleaning the Augean stables
The fear is that the PTI has taken a seemingly brave step without having thought it through.
Arifa Noor
Pragmatism trumps loyalty
There are not enough real ‘Noonies’ out there for the PML-N to win an election.
PTI’s Punjab dilemma
The ‘tabdeeli’ has in many ways been imposed on the party by electoral realities.
A doctrine in hand…
Some more details may be required for further clarity on the ‘Bajwa doctrine’ and for a more informed debate.
PML-N’s challenge to Maryam
The resistance to Maryam is not simply a result of misogyny or her so-called defiance.
The season of uncertainty
It is hard to identify the one issue which defined 2017.
Afghan officials show desire for warmth in ties with Pakistan
Afghan government’s representatives seem to be in a mood for reconciliation.
Analysis: Unknown factors in capital showdown
PROTEST time is now the fifth season in Islamabad. The PPP survived three of them and the PML-N government is now...
Analysis: Sharif's house of cards
The only thing the PML-N is worried about is a PPP-PTI alliance.
2014: The year that wasn't
Tense times have marked the equation between civil and military establishment
A compromised politician in hand is worth two more on D-Chowk
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now as ‘compromised’ as Asif Ali Zardari.
Analysis: Moment of truth for Sharif and Khan
Asif Zardari has advised Nawaz Sharif to consider some demands being made by PTI
Analysis: PM Sharif, one year on
A short 12 months later it is perhaps too soon to judge a man who still has four years to prove himself.
The gap is back
THE army, despite its Sharif chief, is not happy with the Sharif on Constitution Avenue. It is fuming about poor old...
From the same page to the same table?
THE government-Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan talks are now becoming an unending soap opera with its interminable twists...
Not the way to consensus
The military officials also resort to vagueness when asked if these airstrikes are the precursor of an operation.
Chronicle of an appearance foretold
Cups of teas were gulped down as bets were placed on how this new episode of Mera Sultan would end.
The media-wary chief
It’s not just because of lack of familiarity that Sharif is keeping the media at bay. Other factors are also at work.
A man of few words
Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani is a man of few words — far fewer than his predecessor.
Man without a legal legacy
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry came along, the one resurrection known to mankind had been deemed a miracle.