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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicNawaz Sharif

Topic: Nawaz Sharif

Nawaz Sharif will be the face without power. He returns to Pakistan with limited space to play

Nawaz Sharif will be closely watched by army chief General Asim Munir, who is in talks with all parties and may retain the option of bringing someone else to power if Sharif doesn't work out.

Pakistani fundamentalists are rejecting Darwin’s theory. Nawaz Sharif must choose secularism

Islamist pop preachers like Tahir-ul-Qadri and Zakir Naik popularised this anti-science posture—largely relying on pseudoscientific arguments—and helped embed it in mass culture.

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif back in Pakistan after 4-yr exile. Why he left, why he returned & the road ahead

Sharif has faced it all — convictions, military coups and corruption cases. He has twice lived in exile and now returns in the hope of leading the country a fourth time.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif set to return for poll campaigning after 4 yrs of self-imposed exile

While he cannot run again for election or hold public office because of his convictions, he plans to appeal and his party says he aims to become prime minister for a fourth time.

‘Turn up for Nawaz Sharif, take a bike’ – Pakistanis criticise PML-N’s motorcycle bribe

A party member reportedly promised brand new bikes to all those who showed up to welcome the self-exiled former PM with a 'large number' of people.

Pakistan president’s letter to expedite election is a paper tiger. He won’t upset the Army

If the status quo is maintained then a highly questionable interim government will conduct the elections with the intent of making things difficult for Imran Khan and his party.

Nawaz Sharif is on his way back to Pakistan. But history shows he must prove his ‘piety’ first

There is no way of telling how the courts will deal with the issue, but the requirement of piety goes to the heart of Pakistan’s dysfunctions.

Sharif knows benefits of India ties. But to convince military, he needs face-saver on Kashmir

Pakistan can’t expect economic growth without opening trade with its largest neighbor—India. This understanding was articulated by Nawaz Sharif long ago.

General Musharraf’s death will cast harsh spotlight on troubled legacy he bequeathed Pakistan

Delhi-born Musharraf served in 1965 India-Pak war & fought in 1971. When choosing him as Army chief, PM Nawaz Sharif had little inkling that Kargil war & dictatorship would follow.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.