Under Pakistan's viceregal system, the purpose of elections is merely to identify intermediaries between the people and a permanent state establishment.
On his birth anniversary, my perennial tale of close encounters with Dev Anand: conversations on the most fabulous women in Hindi cinema, essentials of stardom and learning to catch the best light
Posters of global terrorist Hafiz Saeed and hanged assassin Mumtaz Qadri were publicly displayed during the Lahore NA-120 bypoll, which was ultimately won by Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif.
PML-N's vote share has been declining in its bastion since 2013, with a parallel increase in PTI's vote share, making a defeat for the Sharifs in NA-120 in 2018 possible.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Ashok, u r absolutely right, he (NS) groomed by the establishment but he wanted to assert himself on the foreign policy and friendly ties with the neighbours but those who controls didn’t wanted that to happen, atleast not by a civilian leader.
Unfortunate for Pakistan, rather for the whole region, this wont help in stabilizing the region.
Despite all the constraints brought in the column, Mian Nawaz Sharif was the tallest political leader to have emerged in Pakistan over the last two decades. The generals ought to have let him be. The success of the CPEC will transform Pakistan in ways that will be beneficial to the region. These changes are better achieved through a stable political order.
Yes. Interesting as always. History seems to be on your finger tips. You should know as you have been front seat witness to most of these happenings.
Ashok, u r absolutely right, he (NS) groomed by the establishment but he wanted to assert himself on the foreign policy and friendly ties with the neighbours but those who controls didn’t wanted that to happen, atleast not by a civilian leader.
Unfortunate for Pakistan, rather for the whole region, this wont help in stabilizing the region.
Despite all the constraints brought in the column, Mian Nawaz Sharif was the tallest political leader to have emerged in Pakistan over the last two decades. The generals ought to have let him be. The success of the CPEC will transform Pakistan in ways that will be beneficial to the region. These changes are better achieved through a stable political order.