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Rumble in the political jungle

As the PTI's long march turns into a circuitous one, it is increasingly becoming clear that it is heading nowhere - both literally and...

11.10.2026 50

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The winding road to Shifa

There are no shortcuts to wellness. Neither to Shifa. The events of the last week have shown yet again that Imran Khan remains more relevant to the...

23.08.2026 150

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Winds of change

As Pakistan starts its eightieth year, there are clear indications that it is about to experience major changes. The rumblings are real. So is the...

16.08.2026 100

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US-Iran war is ending. Pakistan won.

The trilateral defence pact signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Friday is the culmination of a series of events that have led to...

09.08.2026 150

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Thus spoke Mohsin Naqvi

The biggest mistake anyone in today's Pakistan can make is to assume that business as usual is ok. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's shocker...

02.08.2026 150

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Here come the answers

The government has communicated. That's a good start. It started with my column "Speak, show it, if you know it" last week in which I...

26.07.2026 100

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Say it, show it, if you know it

No. Silence does not speak louder than words. Yes. That's a reminder for the government to find its voice. We are, it seems, living in a house of...

19.07.2026 100

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How should Pakistan respond to Indian terrorism? There's a way

It's time to wake up and smell the new normal. Pakistan and India have remained locked in a mutually hostile relationship which has now turned a...

12.07.2026 100

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Our India headache - and how to cure it

The last one year has been rather unkind to a country that had convinced itself of its super powers. The reality check, when it came, was harsh. Which...

05.07.2026 150

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Waiting for a Mamdani

What happens in New York may not stay in New York. Ask the American Democratic Party. This week's election results in the Big Apple have sent...

28.06.2026 90

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After the MoU

The sun burns bright in Lucerne. Prospects of talks here have also brightened in the last few hours. Where do things go from here? This Swiss city by...

21.06.2026 150

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Saved by the Budget?

In the Red Zone, signs of life have finally emerged. On Friday evening, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb stood on the floor of the National...

14.06.2026 90

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For the love of IMF

What would we ever do without the Fund? As the government prepares to unleash its federal budget upon the hapless Pakistani taxpayers, the fine men...

07.06.2026 100

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Hard state, soft citizens

Another slap, another day. We have all seen the video clip. A team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) walks into a jeweller shop in Sarafa...

17.05.2026 100

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Punching for people

Is punching above our weight a good thing? The question goes to the heart of the debate bubbling beneath the surface of our foreign policy euphoria....

10.05.2026 80

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May to May

We have come a long way since last May. The Indians haven't. So, who has drawn the right lessons? Militarily, last May, Islamabad hammered New...

03.05.2026 100

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Speaking with Fareed Zakaria

He believes in American power as a force for good. He also believes President Donald Trump is squandering this power by stumbling into a war of choice...

26.04.2026 100

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Against all odds, Pakistan pushes for peace

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi's post on X has slammed into Pakistan's critics like a Shahed drone. And thank God for that. He wrote...

05.04.2026 100

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All roads lead to Islamabad

The state of the world's health is not good. As a turbulent week draws to a close, there are genuine fears that the next few days could see a...

29.03.2026 100

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Our own one battle after another

We are all in battle mode. Ask Donald Trump. Ask Masood Pezeshkian. Ask Leonardo DiCaprio. And ask Pakistanis braving loitering munitions, rising...

15.03.2026 100

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Clarity in times of war

War is here. What are our options? Let's do a deep dive. 1. We are faced with a three-border problem. The conflict with Afghanistan is...

28.02.2026 100

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Punjab's Gulfstream blunder

How does a government manage to take off with an event like Basant and crash-land with a blunder like the Gulfstream in the same month? The answer...

21.02.2026 90

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Healing Khan

Top eye specialists need to head to Adyala. They need to do so without a second's delay. That's the bottom line. Simple. The opposition is...

15.02.2026 80

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Time for offensive defence

Things gotta change. The horrific terror attack in Islamabad on Saturday has made one thing clear – whatever we are doing to combat terrorism is not...

09.02.2026 150

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Romancing Trump

It's a risky move. But Pakistan has gone ahead and done it. Will it pay off? The optics at Davos were heartening. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is all...

26.01.2026 100

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V for victory, H for hunger

Just when all appears to be working out, turns out it really isn't. This week, a delegation of young American entrepreneurs was in town. They signed...

19.01.2026 100

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Dialogue, anyone?

Everyone is talking about talks, but no one wants to talk. The glaring contradiction measures the difference between optics and hard reality. Within...

12.01.2026 100

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Who's afraid of us?

When all seems well, be afraid. Be very afraid. As Pakistan embraces the new year, such concerns are swirling around for all the right and wrong...

05.01.2026 100

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Talk-talk, fight-fight?

Just because talks won't work doesn't mean people should not try. Almost a year after the last doomed attempt at political dialogue, the government...

28.12.2025 100

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How to rot with success

Another day, another judgement, another sentence. But is it really Imran Khan who is at the receiving end? On Saturday, the accountability court...

22.12.2025 100

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After Faiz

All eyes are on Imran Khan. It is quite remarkable how, whenever he has a chance, Khan makes everything about himself. It is even more remarkable that...

14.12.2025 100

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Point of no return?

The Director General of ISPR did not leave much to the imagination. After his fiery press conference, in which he called PTI founder Imran Khan a...

08.12.2025 150

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Khan's third option

Can he change course? The world around Adiyala is transforming at a dizzying pace. Khan and his party are staring into a wall of uncertainty that...

01.12.2025 100

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Rafales, Tejas and us

Crash is a crash. But not always. This week an Indian air force Tejas jet crashed during the Dubai air show. Tragically, the pilot lost his life. Six...

24.11.2025 100

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Those Bani Gala days

There is more to the Mr & Mrs Khan story than the Economist's latest report describes. But does a layered narrative of the former First Couple's days...

17.11.2025 150

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