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Journey to Democracy Delayed

Mohammad Ajeeb The current political crisis does not augur well for Pakistan’s return to democracy soon. The acts of violence and arson on 9th May 2023 accentuated my belief on the continued fragility and vulnerability of democracy in…

No One Above The Law!

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, is in New York to face criminal charges later today. Trump is the first former President to face criminal charges. He is spending night at the Trump Tower…

Imran’s Willingness For Talks

Asem Mustafa Awan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan has expressed his consent to hold negotiations with the government on one-point agenda of elections. Imran Khan in a recent interview stated that it will be the party…

Calculated Gamble

Ishtiaq Ahmed The arrest of Imran Khan would be indicative of the political paralysis plaguing our nation. This would be another ugly turn towards civil disorder which the country can ill afford at anytime but more particularly in the…

President Attempts To End Crisis

Asem Mustafa Awan President Dr Arif Alvi has announced the schedule to hold the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assemblies elections on April 9. Clause 57-2 of the Constitution grants the president the authority to set the election date.…

Dignity on sale for a bag of flour

                                                                                  Editorial Pictorial Asem Mustafa Awan: They are poor. They are hungry. They have very little money even to buy a bag of flour. They suffer…

Power Politics in Punjab intensifies

Asem Mustafa Awan Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has submitted his affidavit in the court at the request of the Lahore High Court, in which he has promised not to send advice to the governor to dissolve the assembly. The…

Political Tug of War In Punjab

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Following the submission of a no-confidence motion by the Pakistan Democratic Alliance against Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the political pundits are gauging the pulse of the ongoing battle between…