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Mubasher Bukhari

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Disobedience or negotiations?: Let’s talk

15.12.2024 20

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PTI post-bellum

08.12.2024 10

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Iceberg dead ahead

I mran Khan’s incarceration has exposed certain weaknesses of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, arguably the country’s most popular political party...

24.11.2024 40

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Patterns and interpretations

D uring the past week, many supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf regained some of their lost optimism due essentially to two ‘developments.’...

10.11.2024 40

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Strengthening institutions

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...

27.10.2024 30

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Consensus building

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....

22.09.2024 10

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Consensus building

A dvisor to Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah recently revealed that Nawaz Sharif wanted unconditional talks with all political and institutional...

08.09.2024 20

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The third option

T he Awam Pakistan Party, a newly-established political group consisting mainly of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz dissidents, has yet to prove itself....

25.08.2024 20

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Politics as usual

L ast week, the always-on political bickering was overshadowed by the country-wide celebration of Arshad Nadeem’s Olympics gold medal. Another...

18.08.2024 20

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A little confusion goes a long way

T he often contradictory signals from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, as well as the ambiguous posturing by Pakistan...

04.08.2024 20

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United against terror

A fter rejecting several government offers for talks on the state of national economy and other issues, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has finally...

14.07.2024 20

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Internal discord

T he Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is showing signs of serious internal discord. The biggest proof of infighting is the recent resignation of its...

07.07.2024 20

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Allies, not friends

A  string of meetings between the top leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party have highlighted the ongoing efforts...

23.06.2024 20

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Wheeling and dealing

P akistan Peoples Party appears to be more interested in constitutional positions than executive offices. It wants its members to head standing...

02.06.2024 30

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Extra-constitutional ousters

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...

26.05.2024 30

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Coalition and allies

A fter the appointment of Pakistan Peoples Party leaders as governors in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there have been unconfirmed reports...

12.05.2024 40

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Consolidating electoral gains

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...

28.04.2024 20

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An open secret

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...

31.03.2024 20

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Rewriting history

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,...

23.03.2024 10

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President Zardari, once again

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...

17.03.2024 10

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People’s choice

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...

25.02.2024 10

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A controversy by any other name

E lectoral processes in Pakistan have often been controversial on account of delayed results, allegations of pre-poll rigging, accusations of...

18.02.2024 20

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Know thy voter (and speak accordingly)

Major political parties have made attractive promises in their election manifestos and during their campaigns to entice 128.5 million voters to vote...

04.02.2024 10

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PPP, PML-N setting the pace

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...

28.01.2024 10

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Decline and fall

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...

31.12.2023 10

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By the people

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...

24.12.2023 20

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In the dock

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...

17.12.2023 20

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For the people

A ppearing together for a Pakistan Peoples Party Foundation Day event, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto...

03.12.2023 10

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