The writer works with the Jang Group of Publications.
Have our governments lost the ability and will to act before a calamity strikes?
Pakistan’s political system is no longer an enigma. Its rulers, elected or selected, govern as authoritarian praetors
Challenges for independent media have risen in the past few decades but so has the need for watchdog journalism
Have the Sharifs managed to fortify the PML-N’s weakened standing following the 2024 general elections?
When the promised small cabinet swells to more than double its initial size, it begs a few questions on need and motives
The dialogue was doomed to disappoint
Burdened by its myriad challenges, is Pakistan sleepwalking into a dystopia?
It would seem that the PML-N has almost everything going in its favour. Reality, however, is different
Although Jane Marriott, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, is often featured in mainstream and social media for her diplomatic work, many...
Given the fears of the PTI marching on Islamabad, the government handled matters quite deftly
The issue has been a major source of political conflict in Pakistan
Imran Khan’s arrest and incarceration just might have turned his depleting political fortune to a phoenix-like rebirth
Data on press freedoms and impunity for crimes against journalists point to a grim reality
Will Shahbaz finally step out of his elder brother’s shadow?
What will now become of a leaderless PTI? What will happen to the millions who saw a messiah in its founder?
With public anger rising and government’s ability to deliver depleting, the PMLN-PPP led administration will soon find itself in sticky situations
A bruised and battered PML-N is poised to launch another political journey with a cunning companion. Bets are already on for an early shipwreck
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, tipped by many as the front runner, has been remarkably slow to take the field for campaigning
Gaza endures hell as Israel continues to destroy civilian infrastructure
Freedom of expression and freedom of information are routinely put forward as mandatory props for a democratic society. Known democracies have been...
