Hanging in the Balance
By Mirza Khurram Shahzad – Will Imran’s emotional flight take him to the skies or push his party for making a crash landing? A lanky wayward pace bowler, a reliable all-rounder, a successful and shrewd...
View ArticleThe Most Confused Movement
By Ammar Shahbazi – MQM finds itself standing at crossroads even at the age of 36 years The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is the fourth largest political party in Pakistan with a solid...
View ArticleWhy No Intervention?
By Shahzad Raza – 2015 may prove election year to steer the country out of obstinate political turmoil as the military is no mood to take over Would corps commanders led by Chief of Army Staff...
View ArticleThe Merchant of Lies
By Shahzad Raza – Tahir-ul-Qadri’s revolution again proved a storm in the teacup leaving behind serious credibility issues for future reformers in a state which badly needs genuine messiahs If Sigmund...
View ArticleVoices From the South
By Sher Ali Khalti – Demand for more provinces, especially Seraikistan, may not appear as intense as before. But the sentiment is getting stronger day by day “Pakistan da Istehkam Seraikistan, Ghinte...
View ArticleThe Revival and the Fittest
By Irfan Bukhari – Who is the fittest person in PPP to revive the inertia-hit party? The party is not only visibly too feeble to counter threats posed by emerging political realties like Khan’ PTI but...
View ArticleConsensus Over No Census?
By Yasir Habib Khan – Population census, a constitutional requirement, has been held in ‘undeclared’ abeyance for years but no political party is bothered Political interest outmaneuvers national...
View ArticleAn Uphill Task for PTI
By Zulfiqar Kunbhar – Apart from media hype, it is nearly impossible for PTI to defeat MQM in its stronghold April 14, 2015 brought some relief to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and its self-exiled...
View ArticleMQM: Time for Change
By S. Mubashir Noor – Altaf Hussain must cease being the immigrant boy who cries Punjabi wolf. It’s time to stop being a Muhajir and embrace your Pakistan Even for a cult of personality, the Muttahida...
View ArticleKhan’s U-turns and Self-contradictions
By Irfan Bukhari – Is PTI on the verge of political demise? Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the third-largest political party of the country led by cricketer-turned-politician, Imran Khan, is all set...
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