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TopicNawaz Sharif

Topic: Nawaz Sharif

‘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.

Pakistani leaders want to ‘reimagine’ the nation but must cut lavish defence spending first

Conceptualising a new Pakistan would require imagining a grand strategy different from the National Security Policy 2022, which the NSD hurriedly put together.

The only thing that stands between Nawaz Sharif and the presidency—the obstinacy of Arif Alvi

IT is a rum thing when a three-time prime minister needs a diplomatic passport to re-enter his own country.

Zia-ul-Haq to Nawaz Sharif—Pakistan has always been in a right royal mess

Pakistan, a country endowed with great political thinkers, is going through an endless cycle of failed experiments by its chief architects.

Imran Khan has Pakistani army ducking & defending. Why it’s a historic moment for the subcontinent

The army's word used to be a command for any government of the day. It could hire, fire, jail, exile, or murder prime ministers. But now it fears defeat at the hands of politicians.

Journalist Arshad Sharif’s death has got Pakistan talking but it’s still blame game that’s on

Pakistan Army General requests govt to conduct ‘high-level’ investigation into Sharif’s death to put to rest speculation regarding any institution's involvement.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.