For how long can the country sustain this war with itself — state vs people, legislature vs electorate, impetuousness vs common sense?
Pakistan's Constitution is not perfect like many others. Politicians have made it an all-purpose tool to lash out at their opponents and not use it for the purpose it was created
India-Pakistan peace has been elusive. However, there have been times when both sides have been close to breaking the deadlock
Even after 23 programmes, the International Monetary Fund repeatedly expects Islamabad to implement long-term solutions like structural reforms despite the fact that the governments there govern from day to day
Also, who were the geniuses whom Pakistanis, fumbling in the darkness, could and should hold responsible for the current energy shortage?
Pakistan’s politicians are destroying the fragile gift of independence for which Bhagat Singh and many other martyrs forfeited their lives
For Shehbaz Sharif, this is déjà vu — he was tapped to take over as Pakistan's prime minister in 1997, but it didn't work out. Finally, 25 years on, the leader-in-waiting has stepped out of the shadow of familial exigencies to become prime minister. What is the task ahead of him and is he up to it?
There are major question marks on governance in Pakistan and everyone deems himself an expert in every job other than his own
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