Abbas Nasir
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
If Imran Khan wishes to curtail the establishment’s role in politics, he would need to build bridges with potential allies.
Updated 04 Feb, 2024 09:51am
For 75 years, Israel has played on the guilt of the West for not stopping the Holocaust.
Updated 28 Jan, 2024 09:37am
With elections round the corner, which party’s manifesto has inspired confidence?
Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:25am
True to Mandela’s spirit, South Africa has gone and stood in the corner of the oppressed.
Updated 14 Jan, 2024 09:13am
I am despondent that any of our big politicians have what it takes to address this vexing issue.
Published 07 Jan, 2024 08:46am
Explosions fill the air, huge clouds of smoke and dust rise up as fire obliterates any sign of life that survived the blast.
Updated 31 Dec, 2023 08:56am
It takes a visionary leadership to reach out to groups responsible for inflicting pain on the state.
Updated 24 Dec, 2023 09:38am
The PTI’s options may appear limited but it isn’t out of them.
Updated 17 Dec, 2023 09:41am
The Israeli objective of executing the second Nakba would have been accomplished had it not been for Palestinian valour.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 09:22am
Elections, no matter how far from ideal, serve as a release valve for the have-nots in particular.
Updated 03 Dec, 2023 03:52pm
Even colleagues are seen as children of a lesser god by some of our Western media outlets.
Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:39am
The former PM doesn’t seem to have an issue with who is facilitating his return to power.
Updated 19 Nov, 2023 09:37am