Eight months of a pandemic
So much is unknown about the infection that views have changed rapidly about what needs to be done.
Arifa Noor
Judging restraints
Like weddings in Pakistan, political dialogues too tend to favour the inclusion of the extended clan.
The devil is in the detail
Everyone is busy writing on his own page and ignoring what the others are scribbling away.
After the vote
That Trump didn’t deliver on his populist politics in four years didn’t deter his supporters.
Smoke and mirrors
It is for the political parties to sit at the same table and recognise each other as legitimate.
Fight to the last speech
The coming together of the opposition has taken centre stage while the govt has been reduced to little more than reactions galore.
Beware the idea of a march
The long march was a staple of the political script in the 1990s as well as in the post-2008 period.
The system & rape survivor
What if the court does not think the accusation hurts the survivor’s ‘honour’? It’s best to not think of the answer.
Shadows on the wall
The establishment is now more aware of its limitations, whether out of experience or sheer reality.
Revolution is not a lunch party
Sharif’s speech was aggressive. But it would be a disservice to him to view it as a declaration of battle.
The outrage machinery
Women lawyers, women activists and women police officers were conspicuous by their absence on the channels.
Accountability rush
No one seems interested in demanding stronger, more independent institutions.
Karachi’s real dilemma
PML-N is a party of Punjab while the PPP has transformed itself into one that is restricted to Sindh.
The JKT dilemma
JKT, due to his closeness to Khan, was always an easy target for political rivals who could poke holes in the PTI’s clean image.
The JKT dilemma
The PM will find it far from easy to quickly restore the visible influence enjoyed by Tareen in the past.
Maryam 1, NAB 0
Dynastic politics and her father have marked Maryam as heir, and for now, little appears to stand in her way.
Maryam 1, NAB 0
Dynastic politics and her father have marked Maryam as heir, and for now, little appears to stand in her way.
Widening the Kashmir debate
Discussion is needed on all IHK-related changes in order to understand and find ways to deal with them.
Khan and his ‘advisers’
The PM thinks that traditional politicians aren’t trained for complex governance.
Overstating the state
We spent decades believing that right-wing tendencies have been imposed by authoritarian regimes.