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Mubasher BukhariThe News on Sunday |
I mran Khan’s incarceration has exposed certain weaknesses of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, arguably the country’s most popular political party...
D uring the past week, many supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf regained some of their lost optimism due essentially to two ‘developments.’...
J ustice Qazi Faez Isa has retired and Justice Yahya Afridi has assumed the office of the chief justice of Pakistan after the parliament legislated...
A half-baked effort last week to push a constitutional amendment package raised a storm of scrutiny both from the opposition and in the media....
A dvisor to Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah recently revealed that Nawaz Sharif wanted unconditional talks with all political and institutional...
T he Awam Pakistan Party, a newly-established political group consisting mainly of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz dissidents, has yet to prove itself....
L ast week, the always-on political bickering was overshadowed by the country-wide celebration of Arshad Nadeem’s Olympics gold medal. Another...
T he often contradictory signals from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, as well as the ambiguous posturing by Pakistan...
A fter rejecting several government offers for talks on the state of national economy and other issues, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has finally...
T he Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is showing signs of serious internal discord. The biggest proof of infighting is the recent resignation of its...
A string of meetings between the top leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have highlighted the ongoing efforts...
P akistan Peoples Party appears to be more interested in constitutional positions than executive offices. It wants its members to head standing...
T hroughout the country’s history, London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has been a refuge for Pakistani politicians in their exile. It has...
A fter the appointment of Pakistan Peoples Party leaders as governors in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there have been unconfirmed reports...
P akistan Muslim League-Nawaz has won most of seats in the by-elections, thereby undermining Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s narrative about rigging of...
I n recent years, results of the Senate elections have highlighted a trend: the Upper House of the country’s parliament is a passage to power for...
I n March 1979, a Supreme Court bench, headed by the then chief justice Anwar-ul Haq, upheld Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s death sentence. On March 6, 2024,...
A sif Ali Zardari has been elected as president of Pakistan for a second term. He had once said, “I either live in jail or the Prime Minister’s...
P Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief organiser Maryam Nawaz is all set to make history by becoming the first-ever woman chief minister of a province...
E lectoral processes in Pakistan have often been controversial on account of delayed results, allegations of pre-poll rigging, accusations of...
Major political parties have made attractive promises in their election manifestos and during their campaigns to entice 128.5 million voters to vote...
With their non-stop rallies, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have started a new trend in what had been a rather dull...
The year 2023 brought more problems for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its leaders. Following a number of defections, the party also lost its...
F Following a firm order by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Election Commission of Pakistan has finally issued the schedule for the February 8...
A fter a 12-year hiatus, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has resumed the hearing of a presidential reference for the review of former prime minister...
A ppearing together for a Pakistan Peoples Party Foundation Day event, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto...