Abbas Nasir
Over the years, the state has weaponised faith as a force multiplier to use to meet external challenges.
Updated 23 Jun, 2024 10:12am
There is a method to the madness of the authorities in keeping Imran Khan physically away from his supporters.
Updated 16 Jun, 2024 04:26pm
Pakistan may be just a few days away from deploying and extensively using a Chinese system to monitor and block social media content.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 10:06am
Even now if it can secure a ceasefire and keep a residual presence in Gaza, Hamas would not be a loser.
Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:07am
A party in power can regain lost popularity only through exceptional governance.
Updated 26 May, 2024 09:28am
Most Western media will have you believe the Palestine issue cropped up on Oct 7, and not with the Nakba.
Published 19 May, 2024 09:45am
If the chief was able to weather that storm then, he appears far more secure now.
Updated 12 May, 2024 09:36am
The politically astute politician scents an opportunity to create more elbow room for his party.
Updated 05 May, 2024 09:16am
The PML-N isn’t alone in this struggle for space as similar mixed signals come almost daily from the PTI as well.
Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:59am
Donald Trump may have nice things to say about Imran Khan, but he likes the Saudis more.
Updated 21 Apr, 2024 10:35am
Retaliation would serve Israel’s cause and divert the West's attention from the mass murder in Gaza.
Updated 14 Apr, 2024 10:17am
Our judiciary has been at the receiving end of untold pressure since the country’s inception.
Updated 07 Apr, 2024 09:52am
There is no apparent desire or ability among the key players to address what may be the gravest existentialist threat to Pakistan.
Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:48am
A vibrant federation that guarantees the rights of all federating units is a prerequisite for national unity.
Updated 24 Mar, 2024 09:59am
Will Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif ever see eye to eye on the need for a genuine democratic transition in the country?
Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:48am
Making decisions based on poor counsel spelt disaster for the PTI in more ways than one.
Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:09am
Mahrang Baloch is a reminder why the state needs to engage with those holding an opinion different from it.
Published 03 Mar, 2024 07:38am
If the parties fail to earn the trust of the electorate, especially new voters, they won’t get another chance as anarchy and even fascism may beckon.
Updated 25 Feb, 2024 09:20am
Endless political engineering experiments will always result in some undesirable mutations.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 09:36am
The past may be another country as the election demonstrated. But we aren’t known to learn
from our mistakes.
Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:29am